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To draw or exhale air, typically through the nose noisily
“I distinctively heard him snort. Did you hear it, or am I going daft from working around this goober all day?”
To pant or breathe, especially with difficulty
To make a low, resonant sound
To laugh out loud
To yell or cry with a loud harsh sound
To emit or spit out
To whinny or neigh, such as of a horse
To utter in a hostile or aggressive way
To emit or cause to emit sound
An act or sound of drawing air through the nose
“Arjuna was deep in meditation when he heard a loud snort. He ignored it and continued with his meditation. But then the snort grew louder. The snort was coming towards him.”
A sibilant sound used to convey disapproval or derision
“The public rightly snort in derision at high-flown cant about press freedom while scoundrels brandish quotes from Milton and Orwell as cover to do as they please.”
A single act of imbibing in a liquid, or the single portion that is imbibed
“Harvey Stoner only snorted and I wished the scoundrel would snort his drink down the wrong gullet.”
A stimulant narcotic, derived from cultivated plants of the genus Erythroxylum, in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose
The action or sound of laughing
An exasperated sigh
A grunt or grumble, typically to show disdain or disapproval
A whinny or neigh, such as of a horse
A small amount of something
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