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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Lamborghini Huracán 640-4 EVO Spyder An all-wheel-drive Lambo convertible that can snort to 60 in 3.1 seconds, all while re-arranging your passenger’s face?
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Spend enough time snorting at these and the body itself starts to seem like another clumsy gadget—tongue-texting may be ridiculous, but so is a tongue.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
The main catalyst for that change, Thomas and Johnston explain, was a 1930 scene in which a dog stared into the camera and snorted.
—Patrick House, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
Kardashian said in response as Chicago, standing next to her, laughed and snorted.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
Martz and Lee allegedly drank, snorted cocaine and smoked marijuana during the flight, Jane Doe claims in the suit.
—Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
Marketing campaigns have featured a truck snorting lines of fake cocaine off a street in Paris and an airport baggage claim display of suitcases stuffed with cash.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
Tom’s character was a child in an adult’s body, who would chuckle and snort at his own jokes and stubbornly defend his most absurd ideas.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
Both does and bucks will issue a brief snort when alarmed or frightened.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
Kathy, who works as a train operator, gave a little snort.
—Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Chuckle chuckle, snort snort, but sadly, in U.S. colleges since 2010, English majors have become an endangered species.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
More snort will be available this month as '99 models start trickling in to showrooms.
—Tony Swan, Car and Driver, 3 June 2023
No, although the gag is an example of the attention Mr. McKay and his production team lavish on any detail that might earn a snort.
—Amy Nicholson, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
Nella fought back a snort.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021
Byrne let out a hard snort.
—Rich Benjamin, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2022
Verb
Users typically feel its effects within minutes of taking ketamine, which can be taken in the form of powder that is ingested or snorted, or a liquid form that’s either injected or taken orally.
—Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Lamborghini Huracán 640-4 EVO Spyder An all-wheel-drive Lambo convertible that can snort to 60 in 3.1 seconds, all while re-arranging your passenger’s face?
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Spend enough time snorting at these and the body itself starts to seem like another clumsy gadget—tongue-texting may be ridiculous, but so is a tongue.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
The main catalyst for that change, Thomas and Johnston explain, was a 1930 scene in which a dog stared into the camera and snorted.
—Patrick House, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
Kardashian said in response as Chicago, standing next to her, laughed and snorted.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
Martz and Lee allegedly drank, snorted cocaine and smoked marijuana during the flight, Jane Doe claims in the suit.
—Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
Marketing campaigns have featured a truck snorting lines of fake cocaine off a street in Paris and an airport baggage claim display of suitcases stuffed with cash.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
Tom’s character was a child in an adult’s body, who would chuckle and snort at his own jokes and stubbornly defend his most absurd ideas.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Noun
From the right comes the snort of hippos, whose tiny eyes glint yellow in the beam of our flashlights.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
Both does and bucks will issue a brief snort when alarmed or frightened.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
Kathy, who works as a train operator, gave a little snort.
—Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Chuckle chuckle, snort snort, but sadly, in U.S. colleges since 2010, English majors have become an endangered species.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
More snort will be available this month as '99 models start trickling in to showrooms.
—Tony Swan, Car and Driver, 3 June 2023
No, although the gag is an example of the attention Mr. McKay and his production team lavish on any detail that might earn a snort.
—Amy Nicholson, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
Nella fought back a snort.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021
Byrne let out a hard snort.
—Rich Benjamin, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2022
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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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