snort

/snɔ:t/
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snort

The horse gave a loud snort and shook its mane.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A sound made by forcing breath out through the nose: A short, explosive sound produced by a person or animal, often to express strong emotion like contempt, amusement, or irritation.
    • An act of inhaling a substance through the nose: The act of inhaling a drug, typically in powdered form, through the nostrils.

  2. Verb:

    • To make a snorting sound: To exhale or inhale noisily and forcefully through the nose, often as an expression of derision, disgust, or laughter.
    • To inhale (a drug) through the nose: To ingest a substance, especially an illicit drug in powder form, by inhaling it through the nostrils.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • He gave a loud snort of derision during the speech.
    • The horse's snort echoed in the stable.
    • One snort of the powerful drug was enough to cause an overdose.

  • Verb:

    • The audience snorted with laughter at the comedian's joke.
    • "Ridiculous!" she snorted, turning away in disgust.
    • He was arrested for snorting cocaine at the party.
Advanced Usage

  • "to snort something up": To inhale a substance, especially a drug, through the nose completely.

    • He snorted the entire line up in seconds.

  • "to snort at something/someone": To express contempt or scorn for something or someone by making a snorting sound.

    • She just snorted at my suggestion and refused to discuss it further.
Variants and Related Words
  • Snorter (noun): A person or thing that snorts. Informally, it can also mean something remarkable or severe.
    • That storm was a real snorter.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for sound): Grunt, huff, scoff.
  • Verb (to make sound): Chortle, scoff, huff.
  • Verb (to inhale drug): Inhale, toot (slang).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Snort out: To expel something, like air or a sound, forcefully through the nose.
    • The engine snorted out a cloud of black smoke.
Related Idioms

  • "to snort with laughter": To laugh in a loud, often derisive or uncontrollable manner, making a snorting sound.

    • The joke was so silly, I just snorted with laughter.

  • "to pay a king's ransom/small fortune for a snort": (Informal, hyperbolic) Used to emphasize the high cost of an illicit drug.

    • He's paying a king's ransom for a snort of that stuff.
snort

The horse gave a loud snort and shook its mane.

Noun
  1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  2. a disrespectful laugh
Verb
  1. inhale through the nose
  2. inhale recreational drugs
    • The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day
    • the kids were huffing glue
  3. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
    • The critic snorted contemptuously
  4. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
    • she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom

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