the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > sound made by horse > [verb (intransitive)] > snort (3)
intransitive. Of animals, esp. horses: To snort. Now dialect.
Of a horse: To make a characteristic loud or harsh sound by violently driving the breath through the nostrils, esp. when excited or frightened…
intransitive. Of a horse: To snort. Now dialect †Also transitive, to send out with snorts.