snurtv.
Now northern and Scottish.† 2. transitive. To eject or cast out with a snort or clearing of the nose. Obsolete. rare.
1. intransitive. To snort; †to sneer; to snore.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > think or behave contemptuously [verb (intransitive)] > express contempt by facial expression
snurtc1440
to look askew1538
scance1611
to fall a lip of contempta1616
flurn1656
sneer1734
to curl the lip1816
snigger1823
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > snort
sneeze1493
snur1523
snurt1549
snortle1577
snot1662
snotter1710
snort1818
woofle1902
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 462/1 Snvrtyn, or frowne wythe þe nese for scorne or schrewdenesse, nario.
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Thess. v. f. vii That we watche in the dayelight and not lye snourtyng in darkenesse.
1551 Dr. Haddon's Exhort. in F. J. Furnivall Ballads from MSS I. 325 Yet snowrteste thow, & sleapeste sownd.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Brouffer, to snurt, or snifter with the nose, like a horse.
1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. (1821) App. 2 They [fish] snourt when they com out oth girt dub like thunner.
1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Snurt, to snort; but used only of a horse.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretion of mucus > excrete mucus [verb (transitive)] > clear nose
snitec1305
snuff1561
snot1576
void1594
snurt1600
snuff1648
snivel1835
snort1835
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > eject > with a snort
snurt1600
1600 Minte of Deformities (Halliw.) One snurts tobacco, as his nose were made A perfum'd jakes for all scurrilities.
1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. xxii. 256 Giue him liberty to hold downe his head, and to snurt out the filthy matter.
Derivatives
ˈsnurter n. a snorer.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > audible breathing > [noun] > snoring > person
router1440
snorerc1440
snurter1549
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Pet. iv. f. xii So as he that is the more watchefull, maye rayse vp the drowsye snourtour.
ˈsnurting adj.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > audible breathing > [adjective] > snoring
snurting1567
snorting1573
snoring1688
stertorous1802
stertorious1803
rhonchal1857
1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Ev Swetely by the husshing brookes To take a snurting nap.
1891 S. O. Addy Suppl. Gloss. Words Sheffield 54 A man who was blowing through his tobacco pipe said that ‘it made a snurting noise’.
ˈsnurting n.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > grunt or snort > grunting or snorting
grunting13..
groiningc1440
snorting1575
gruntling1607
snurting1611
snorking1896
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > snort
snorting1575
snurting1611
snork1814
snort1864
woofling1932
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > snort, snore, or snarl
snurting1611
snore1709
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Esbrouëment,..a snurting, or snuftering with the nose.
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