snorted; snorting; snorts
1
a
: to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
b
: to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a snort
2
: to emit explosive sounds resembling snorts
3
: to take in a drug by inhalation through the nose
1
: to utter with or express by a snort
2
: to expel or emit with or as if with snorts
3
: to inhale (a drug) through the nose
1
: a drink of usually straight liquor taken in one draft
2
: an act or sound of snorting
Examples of snort in a Sentence
Verb
The old dog snorted like a pig when it smelled food.
She snorted at his suggestion that he could fix the sink himself.
“Yeah, you're a writer, and I'm the King of Spain!” he snorted.
Noun
the snorts of a pig
made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The authors estimate the dog could have snorted (or ingested) as much as 96 mg of the drug.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
The snoring is often interrupted by a long silent period during which breathing stops and then followed by a loud snort and gasp as the patient attempts to breathe.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 July 2025
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Verb
Dinklage, Conlee, and Ferguson—all gifted comics—have developed some wonderful bits: Toby and Andrew snort coke off the edge of a bathtub at one point, and a frowning Dinklage bustles around with a hair dryer, ruining their fun.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The authors estimate the dog could have snorted (or ingested) as much as 96 mg of the drug.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Rapace’s response externalizes four different beats, from a snort to a tear, astonishment to anger.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
The snoring is often interrupted by a long silent period during which breathing stops and then followed by a loud snort and gasp as the patient attempts to breathe.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 July 2025
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snort. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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snort
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
b
: to express scorn, anger, or surprise by a snort
2
: to take in (a drug) by inhaling through the nose
snorter
noun
snort
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or sound of snorting
2
: a drink of liquor usually taken by itself in one swallow
Medical Definition
snort
intransitive verb
: to take in a drug by inhalation
: to inhale (a narcotic drug in powdered form) through the nostrils
snort cocaine
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