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
  • Alaniz then detained her for a drug-sniffing dog, which alerted to the vehicle.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And security inside Alice Tully Hall, where the film premiered, was certainly tight—metal detectors, physical checks of bags, K9 bomb-sniffing dogs.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of sniffing
Verb
  • But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Pike still could be heard snoring behind a closed curtain until the microphone was cut off almost 30 minutes later.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of snoring
Verb
  • Brents made a couple of nice plays against the run, including snuffing out one for an 8-yard loss.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • What seemed to matter most to Murphy was snuffing out a political star in formation, Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of snuffing
Verb
  • She was rushed to hospital, still breathing, after receiving two doses of pentobarbital.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Christa Pike continued breathing for nearly an hour after she was administered lethal drugs in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of breathing
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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