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snort

DEFINITIONS OF: snort

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n a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Synonyms:
Bronx cheer, bird, boo, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing
Type of:
call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

n a disrespectful laugh

Synonyms:
snicker, snigger
Type of:
laugh, laughter
the sound of laughing

v make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

“The critic snorted contemptuously”
Type of:
breathe out, exhale, expire
expel air

v indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

“she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom”
Type of:
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

v inhale through the nose

Synonyms:
take a hit
Type of:
do drugs, drug
use recreational drugs

v inhale recreational drugs

“The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day”
Synonyms:
huff
Type of:
breathe in, inhale, inspire
draw in (air)
Launch
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