WORDLE ENGLISH
snort
snort—To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
/snɔɹt/
Origin
From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.
noun
- The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.“"I absolutely refuse to leave, however, until we have made at least a superficial examination of this country, and are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart." Professor Summerle”
- slangA dose of snuff or other drug to be snorted.
- slangA consumed portion of alcoholic drink.“She unlocked the top drawer of the roll-top desk, took out a bottle and a glass and poured herself a snort.”“Everybody tipped up the jug and took a snort of whisky and followed it with a gourd of cool water. We thought a snort of whisky now and then braced us up some and put a little more lift in us.”“"It won't buy you any wine," Paxton told him. "I know that," the drunk replied in an insulted tone. "It's a pussy pass, ain't it?" Paxton grinned wearily. "How would you know that? You'd rather have a”
- UKA submarine snorkel.
verb
- intransitiveTo make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.“She snorted with laughter.”“Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snortin”
- transitiveTo express or force out by snorting.“He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.”
- intransitiveTo express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.“Back in 2018, the body representing the water industry was snorting at Gove’s aspersions, declaring hotly that it looked forward to its pet regulator “bringing some sorely needed facts and balance to ”
- slang, transitiveTo inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.“to snort cocaine”
- intransitive, obsoleteTo snore.“the snorting citizens”
- intransitiveTo sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
Formssnorts(plural) · snorts(present, singular, third-person) · snorting(participle, present) · snorted(participle, past) · snorted(past)
Appeared In
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