snorts; snorted; snorting
1
: to force air noisily through your nose
The old dog snorted like a pig when it smelled food.
He snorted with disgust.
2
a
: to express dislike, disapproval, anger, or surprise by snorting
She snorted at his suggestion that he could fix the sink himself.
b
: to say (something) with a snort or while snorting
"Yeah, you're a writer, and I'm the King of Spain!" he snorted.
3
: to take (a drug) into your body by inhaling it through your nose
They were snorting cocaine.
plural snorts
1
: an act or the sound of noisily forcing air through the nose : an act or the sound of snorting
the snorts of a pig/horse/bull
a snort of laughter/derision/disapproval
2
: an amount of a drug taken into the body by inhaling it through the nose
a snort of cocaine
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/snort. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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