snorts 1 of 2

plural of snort
1
as in sneers
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion

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2
as in gulps
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time the old cowpoke asked for a snort of whiskey

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snorts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snort

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Verb
  • The first is Christopher Walken as Gabriel, a mean-spirited angel who sniffs and licks crime scenes and inspects children’s teeth for reasons that sort of make sense within the movie.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the clip, an elderly woman stands holding a bowl and a spoon beside a massive brown bear that sniffs her feet.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To quench her thirst, the women served the baby sips of water from the plastic cap of a gallon water jug.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Bell asks Peck, who played his stepbrother on the comedy series from 2004-2007, while the former sips on the brown liquid inside the cup.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Phoenix's oldest dive bars still going strong Nothing beats a classic dive, complete with cheap drinks, pool tables and a jukebox.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Military personnel and on-duty, uniformed first responders, including law enforcement, fire, and EMS, can get free coffee and fountain drinks year-round, too.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Given Eldridge’s offensive profile, there will likely always be a fair amount of strikeouts and whiffs in his game.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Love popped a timeout as Doubs clapped in frustration, and boos rained down from the home crowd.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • David Lynch’s incendiary fantasia divided audiences from the moment its Palme d’Or win provoked boos at Cannes.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein breathes new life to Mary Shelley’s classic gothic novel.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Otaleg Otaleg's Marco Radicioni lives and breathes gelato.
    Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Snorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorts. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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