snorting

Definition of snortingnext
present participle of snort

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snorting
Verb
  • Images posted to the hacking group’s Telegram account included a picture of Patel sniffing a cigar and posing for photos.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t think bluebloods wouldn’t come sniffing around Austin to grab the Miller magic.
    Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Mouth breathing is also closely tied to snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, both of which compound the cardiovascular risk over time.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Scientifically speaking, snoring is just a vibration.
    Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In these examples at the London Stadium, Yoro’s positioning initially cuts off the option to square a pass, pushing the player to have to keep the ball and shoot, before snuffing that out with a block.
    Ian Irving, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Singleton perhaps should have taken the credit for snuffing out one of the league’s best and doing so on National Tight Ends Day, no less.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new efforts in air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) systems promise to revolutionize how satellites operate—especially in extremely low Earth orbits.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Urban also used a combination of fentanyl and Versed, which is known to cause patients to stop breathing and have low blood oxygen and requires careful monitoring, according to a 1990 study in the medical journal Anesthesiology.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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