snorting

present participle of snort

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snorting
Verb
  • His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
  • During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Howard, still half-asleep, makes snuffling, snoring noises, and looks blearily at the camera.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • By the time Cali finished her drink, Ronny was snoring.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Sneaking up and snuffing an enemy requires engaging in CQC (close quarters combat), which lets players grab a bad guy to choke, interrogate, or outright body slam.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With Mercury, Mars and later the sun in Scorpio, your ninth house of wisdom and expansion is alive and breathing.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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