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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
  • The 39-year-old, who has been arrested multiple times in Burbank and Glendale, was taken into custody on suspicion of violating terms of his probation from a previous arrest linked to sniffing women’s rears.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Less than a month later, he was arrested again after allegedly sniffing another woman’s butt at a Walgreens in Burbank.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sniffing
Verb
  • 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
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
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  • The High Cost Of Fake Productivity Founders often want novelty, a challenge or a deadline breathing down their neck.
    — Chris Kille, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The detailed data reinforces hopes that the product could be a breakthrough treatment for COPD, a progressive lung disease that blocks airflow and makes breathing difficult.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of breathing
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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