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[ snawrt ] / snɔrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snort ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train. (of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar sound. Slang. to take a drug by inhaling. verb (used with object)to utter with a snort. to expel (air, sound, etc.) by or as by snorting. Slang. to take (a drug) by inhaling: to snort cocaine. nounthe act or sound of snorting. Slang. a quick drink of liquor; shot. Slang. - an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.
- the amount of drug inhaled.
British. snorkel. Origin of snort1325–75; Middle English snorten (v.); probably akin to snore OTHER WORDS FROM snortsnort·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby snortSnoqualmie Falls, snore, snorkel, snorkeling, Snorri Sturluson, snort, snorter, snot, snotnosed, snot-rag, snotter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snortHe contrasted his vices with those of other congressmen who drank or “snort coke or chase women.” Tea Party Reindeer Farmer Faces Extinction|Ben Jacobs|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But when he tried to snort the cocaine off a business card, he blew the wrong way and knocked the powder off the card. Speed Read: Marion Barry’s Crazy Memoir|William O’Connor|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even today, there are those who will snort at the suggestion of Wayne having been any kind of conscious artist. A New Biography Shows That ‘John Wayne’ Was His Own Best Creation|Christopher Bray|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST In addition, risks for hepatitis C include sharing straws (or rolled dollar bills) to snort cocaine or receiving a tattoo. Don’t Blame Spider Bite for Felling Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman|Kent Sepkowitz|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Same old Tories", we snort, sinking into the toff-bashing of old like a warm bath, top hats and monocles optional. What Romney Should Learn From John Major|Justin Green|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Anthony repeated, with a fanatic force that caused Johnson Boller to snort disgustedly and throw up his hands. In And Out|Edgar Franklin He uttered a sort of snort with a mutter uncomplimentary and strode forward, towering above me where I sat. The Haunted Pajamas|Francis Perry Elliott Whereat the desperate Father can only snort indignantly futile. History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle Fred had scarcely spoken when both horses began to snort and stamp their feet as if wanting to turn and run away. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer When the echo of the snort came back from the woods, it would scare her so that she would start off on the gallop again. In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for snort
verb(intr) to exhale forcibly through the nostrils, making a characteristic noise (intr) (of a person) to express contempt or annoyance by such an exhalation (tr) to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner slang to inhale (a powdered drug) through the nostrils nouna forcible exhalation of air through the nostrils, esp (of persons) as a noise of contempt or annoyance slang an instance of snorting a drug Also called: snorter slang a short drink, esp an alcoholic one slang the snorkel on a submarine Derived forms of snortsnorting, noun, adjectivesnortingly, adverbWord Origin for snortC14 snorten; probably related to snoren to snore Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to snortgrunt, blow, breathe, snore, pant, drink, sound, laugh, puff |