snooting

verb

present participle of snoot
as in disdaining
to show contempt for after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooting
  1. disdaining
  2. hating
  3. disrespecting
  4. despising
Verb
  • As was ever the case, the Babe returned fire, answering the heckles by mocking the Cubs players and disdaining their fans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of disdaining
Verb
  • At a rally in Michigan last week, Vice President JD Vance accused El-Sayed of hating America.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Apparently the difference between hating air travel and enjoying it is about six inches of legroom and a glass of champagne.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hating
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  • Witnesses told sheriff’s investigators that an argument occurred earlier that evening after Valle confronted Adrian Vega about disrespecting a woman.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Republican groups have also accused el Sayed of disrespecting black voters.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of disrespecting
Verb
  • For example, Scalia famously cast the deciding vote in 1989 to hold unconstitutional a law criminalizing burning the American flag despite being a big patriot and despising such activities.
    — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of despising
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“Snooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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