snort

snort  (snôrt)

n.

1.

a. A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.

b. A similar sound: the snort of a steam engine.

2. Slang

a. A drink of liquor, especially when swallowed in one gulp.

b. Cocaine or heroin, especially a small amount sniffed at one time.

c. The liquor or drug so taken.

v. snort·ed, snort·ing, snorts

v.intr.

1.

a. To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.

b. To make a sound resembling noisy exhalation: "The wind snorted across the Kansas plains" (Gail Sheehy).

2. To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.

3. Slang To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.

v.tr.

1. To express by snorting: He snorted his disapproval.

2. Slang To ingest by sniffing: snorted cocaine.

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[From Middle English snorten, to snort, from fnorten, variant of fnoren; see snore.]

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snorter n.

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snort [snɔːt]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to exhale forcibly through the nostrils, making a characteristic noise

2. (intr) (of a person) to express contempt or annoyance by such an exhalation

3. (tr) to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner

4. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang to inhale (a powdered drug) through the nostrils

n

1. a forcible exhalation of air through the nostrils, esp (of persons) as a noise of contempt or annoyance

2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang an instance of snorting a drug

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Also called snorter Slang a short drink, esp an alcoholic one

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Slang the snorkel on a submarine

[C14 snorten; probably related to snoren to snore]

snorting  n & adj

snortingly  adv

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snort

• chortle - Probably a blend of chuckle and snort, coined by Lewis Carroll.
• frump - Also means a snort or a sneer or jeer.
• snore, snort - Like snort, which originally meant "snore," snore is from a Germanic base imitative of the sound.
• whoofle - To snort, gurgle, or snuffle.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snort - a disrespectful laugh                 snicker, snigger laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
	2.	snort - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt boo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, hiss, hoot, raspberry, bird cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	snort - make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously" breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
	3.	snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" huff breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
	4.	snort - inhale through the nose take a hit do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs

Translations

snort [snɔːt]

A. N

1. [of horse, person] → resoplido m, bufido m
with a snort of rage → con un bufido(de enojo)

2. [of whisky etc] → trago m; [of cocaine etc] → esnife m

B. VI

1. [horse, person] → resoplar, bufar
he snorted with anger → bufó enojado
he snorted with impatience → resopló impaciente

2. (Drugs) → esnifar

C. VT

1. (= say) → bufar
"no!" he snorted → -¡no! -bufó él

2. (Drugs) [+ cocaine etc] → inhalar, esnifar

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snort [ˈsnɔː^rt]

n → grognement m

vi

[person] → grogner

[horse] → renâcler; [pig] → grogner

vt [+ drugs] → sniffer

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snort

n → Schnauben nt no pl; (of person also) → Prusten nt no pl; (of boar) → Grunzen nt no pl; with a snort of rage → wutschnaubend; he gave a snort of contempt/rage → er schnaubte verächtlich/vor Wut; to give a snort of laughter → losprusten

vi → schnauben; (person also) → prusten; (boar) → grunzen

vt

(person) → schnauben

drugs → sniffen (sl)

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snort [snɔːt]

1. n → sbuffata, sbuffo

2. vi (horse, person) → sbuffare
to snort with laughter → soffocare dalle risate

3. vt (fam) (drugs) → sniffare

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snort

v snort [snoːt]

1 (usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out The horses snorted impatiently. snuiwe يَنْخُرُ، يَنْخُفُ пръхтя frkat pruste schnauben ρουθουνίζω, ξεφυσώ resoplar, bufar korskama فين كردن korskua renâcler לִנחוֹר फुफकारना dahtati, frktati (fel)horkan mendengus fnæsa sbuffare, soffiare 鼻を鳴らす (동물 등이) 코로 소리를 내며 숨쉬다 prunkšti sprauslāt mendengus snuiven snøfte, pruste, fnyse parskać resfolegar a (s)forăi храпеть fŕkať prhati frktati fnysa, frusta เป่าลมออกทางจมูกอย่างแรง horuldamak (動物)噴鼻息 хропти غصے میں فوں فاں کرنا thở phì phì （动物）喷鼻息

2 (of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired. snork يَنْخُرُ لِيُعَبِّرُ عن شُعورِه сумтя supět fnyse schnauben καγχάζω resoplar, bufar turtsatama با صداي فين عصبانيت خود را نشان دادن tuhahtaa grogner לְהַשמִיעַ נְחִירָה फटफटाना prezirno puhati, otpuhnuti prüszköl mendengus hnussa sbuffare, brontolare 鼻先であしらう (사람이) 콧방귀를 귀다 prunkštelėti nosprauslāties; iespurgties mendengus snuiven fnyse żachnąć się bufar a pufni фыркать fučať, dychčať puhati frktati fnysa, frusta ส่งเสียงออกทางจมูก homurdanmak (表示氣忿等)發哼聲 пирхати گستاخی ، غصے، نا اتفاقی میں فوں فاں کی آواز نکالنا khụt khịt mũi （表示气忿等）发哼声

n

an act of snorting a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter. proes نَخْر сумтене (od)frknutí prusten; fnysen das Schnauben ξεφύσημα, ήχος αποδοκιμασίας, καγχασμός resoplido turtsatus فين tuhahdus grognement נְחִירָה फुफकार, फूत्कार frktanje felhorkanás dengusan hnuss sbuffo, lo sbuffare 鼻を鳴らすこと 콧방귀 prunkštimas sprauslāšana; spurdziens; spurgšana dengus gesnuif fnys(ing), prusting parsknięcie, żachnięcie bufo pufnitură храп(ение); фырканье fučanie, odfukovanie puhanje frktanje fnysning, frustande เสียงกรน homurtu 嗤之以鼻 пирхання; хропіння پھنپھناہٹ، فوں فاں tiếng, sự khịt mũi 嗤之以鼻