snorting

verb

present participle of snort
as in sniffing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snorting
  1. sniffing
  2. snoring
  3. snuffing
  4. breathing
Verb
  • Mondon, a 2025 fifth-round pick, opened team drills with the second-team defense by sniffing out a run along the perimeter.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Pomeranian munchkins in Munchkinland skitter around, sniffing wagging butts.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sniffing
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  • Among those who did not always share a bed, 86% named snoring as the primary complaint.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The latter, voiced by Martin Scorsese in the film, is largely asleep and snoring in the food truck-like stand, while Grogu uses the Force to whisk orders across the counter.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of snoring
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  • What seemed to matter most to Murphy was snuffing out a political star in formation, Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When Rhaenyra learns Helaena jumped to her death at the episode’s conclusion, Rhaenyra shuts the window, snuffing out the last of her compassion for her father’s other children.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of snuffing
Verb
  • Straight from Sean Payton and every other living, breathing human being who’s attended Broncos training camp, Bryant has been THE star.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Surrounded by the destruction, the baby squirrel still kept breathing.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of breathing
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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