snorted; snorting; snorts
1
a
: to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
b
: to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a snort
2
: to emit explosive sounds resembling snorts
3
: to take in a drug by inhalation through the nose
1
: to utter with or express by a snort
2
: to expel or emit with or as if with snorts
3
: to inhale (a drug) through the nose
1
: a drink of usually straight liquor taken in one draft
2
: an act or sound of snorting
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Examples of snort in a Sentence
Verb
The old dog snorted like a pig when it smelled food.
She snorted at his suggestion that he could fix the sink himself.
“Yeah, you're a writer, and I'm the King of Spain!” he snorted.
Noun
the snorts of a pig
made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion
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Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Once the character goes full psychopath, Wahlberg is all nose hole, snorting and snarling like a bull preparing to charge.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The book, with illustrations by English artist Hannah Farr, tells the story of how Henri gets bullied in doggie daycare because of his loud snort.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Joe Biden's buried in my backyard after snorting cocaine during the Revolutionary War of 1812.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Once the character goes full psychopath, Wahlberg is all nose hole, snorting and snarling like a bull preparing to charge.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
There was always laughter, followed up by an occasional snort sometimes!
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The book, with illustrations by English artist Hannah Farr, tells the story of how Henri gets bullied in doggie daycare because of his loud snort.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snort. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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snort
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
b
: to express scorn, anger, or surprise by a snort
2
: to take in (a drug) by inhaling through the nose
snorter
noun
snort
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or sound of snorting
2
: a drink of liquor usually taken by itself in one swallow
Medical Definition
snort
intransitive verb
: to take in a drug by inhalation
: to inhale (a narcotic drug in powdered form) through the nostrils
snort cocaine
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