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How to pronounce snort in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms huff
Type of inhale, breathe in, inspire


The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day.
Type Words
Synonyms take a hit
Type of do drugs, drug
Type Words
Synonyms snicker, snigger
Type of laugh, laughter
Derivation snorty
Type Words
Synonyms bird, boo, bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing
Type of yell, cry, vociferation, call, outcry, shout
Type Words
Type of utter, emit, let loose, let out
Derivation snorter


she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom.
Type Words
Type of exhale, breathe out, expire
Derivation snorting, snorter


The critic snorted contemptuously.

Examples of snort

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Check around the ears, and hope also that your dog didn't snort one up its nose.
From the kansas.com
She has a husky voice, but her laugh is pure dork, a hybrid of giggle and snort.
From the smh.com.au
People just don't realize that each line you snort or smoke could be your last.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Elephant seals bask and snort on sandy beaches, and gray whales spout offshore.
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Also, forpeople to turn up, back slap and snort coke of their young PA'sforehead.
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You ask the mother if she's employed and you get a snort and a look of disgust.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
They can grunt, snort and hiss, but they're not as vocal as other swan species.
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Whether she intended it or not, Ke$ha has delivered a snort-inducing comedy album.
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The snort of a deer, the exhale of a bear, the throaty squawk of an eagle soaring.
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More examples
  • Indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"
  • Snicker: a disrespectful laugh
  • Boo: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  • Make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously"
  • Huff: inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"
  • Take a hit: inhale through the nose
  • Snort may refer to: * Snort (software), a package for intrusion detection * Snort, a map-coloring game * Insufflation, the act of blowing, breathing, hissing, or puffing * Insufflation (medicine), a route of administration in which a substance is inhaled into a body cavity. ...
  • Col is a pencil and paper game, specifically a map-coloring game, involving the shading of areas in a line drawing according to the rules of Graph coloring. With each move, the graph must remain proper (no two areas of the same colour may touch), and a player who cannot make a legal move loses. ...
  • Snort is a free and open source network intrusion prevention system (NIPS) and network intrusion detection system (NIDS) , created by Martin Roesch in 1998. . Snort is now developed by Sourcefire, of which Roesch is the founder and CTO. ...