Snort Definition

snôrt
snorted, snorting, snorts
noun
snorts
A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.
American Heritage
The act or sound of snorting.
Webster's New World
A quick drink of straight liquor.
Webster's New World
A dose of a drug, esp. cocaine or heroin, that is snorted.
Webster's New World
The liquor or drug so taken.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
snorted, snorting, snorts
To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.
American Heritage
To force breath suddenly and violently through the nostrils so as to make a harsh sound.
Webster's New World
To express anger, contempt, or the like by a snort.
Webster's New World
To expel by or as by a snort.
Webster's New World
To take (a narcotic drug) into the nose by sniffing.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Snort

Noun

Singular:
snort
Plural:
snorts

Origin of Snort

  • From Middle English snorten to snort from fnorten variant of fnoren snore

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Snort Sentence Examples

  • Fred, who had been taking it all in, gave a snort of laughter.

  • On entering the forest the horses began to snort and sweated visibly.

  • Mary's laugh was more a snort.

  • In an attempt to calm his wife's progressive nervousness, and because he too felt like a snort, Dean broke out a jug of left over Christmas cheer.

  • He read it thoroughly and, when he failed to find anything useful, discarded it with a loud snort of disgust.

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Words Starting With

SSNSNO

Words Ending With

TRTORT

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