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to snort

to snort

52 3.7
To make a sudden harsh sound through the nose to show amusement or anger
  • verb
  • /snɔrt/
translation icon : resoplar
  • "The people must have honored him greatly." "Honored him?" The old man snorted gently.
  • snort with laughter
  • snort in disgust
  • horses snort

So many weird things, like Aubrey Plaza snorted milk.

Examples

  • She snorted derisively at the silly suggestion made by her colleague.

  • "Hael scratched behind his cabo's ears and the animal snorted contentedly."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Hold the bill up to your nose and snort, hard.

    Effects (1979)

  • "Life is tough," the lady snorts and turns her huge back away.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • OK, Miss Piggy, if you if you snort again, bro, breathe.

  • After a few moments of being observed, he snorted in alarm and stomped his foot.

    Academic text (1996)

  • I can still see him chopping his hand for emphasis, sometimes snorting a little, as it seemed, from excitement.

    Academic text (2014)

  • I'll be next?" Hobie snorted derisively, and for a moment he seemed like his old self.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The women scolded him for this action, but he merely snorted haughtily.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Drawing closer, she heard horses snorting and the scrape of hooves pawing at stall floors.

    Blog text (4)

Synonyms

to huff
vsto snort
24 4.6

To breathe out loudly and hard, often from effort or anger

is a sharp nasal sound used mainly as a quick social signal
to puff
vsto snort
19 1.4

To breathe out quickly and loudly

is a sudden harsh nasal exhale that signals emotion rather than simple airflow
to harrumph
vsto snort
  • Archaic
1 9.8

To clear your throat with a short gruff sound to show annoyance or disapproval

is a sudden harsh nasal exhale showing amusement or anger
to pfft
vsto snort
  • Informal
1 9.9

To make a short sound by blowing air through the lips to show disbelief

is instead expelled sharply through the nose to show emotion
to let out a huff
vsto snort
6.8

To breathe out loudly to show you are annoyed

is a sudden nasal exhale rather than a prolonged breath of annoyance

Antonyms

to whisper
586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

How Harsh

to sneeze
66 1.0
to snort
52 3.7
snuffle
2 7.2
sniff
84 1.1

Surface Forms

snort infinitive
snorted past
snorted past participle
snorting present participle
snorts third person singular

Etymology

Snort comes from copying the quick, sharp noise made by forcing air through the nose, similar to snore and sneeze. So to snort is to make that sudden nasal sound to show amusement, anger, or scorn.