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snort

(snôrt)

a. A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.

b. A similar sound: the snort of a steam engine.

2. Slang

a. A drink of liquor, especially when swallowed in one gulp.

b. Cocaine or heroin, especially a small amount sniffed at one time.

c. The liquor or drug so taken.

v. snort·ed, snort·ing, snorts

v.intr.

a. To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.

b. To make a sound resembling noisy exhalation: "The wind snorted across the Kansas plains" (Gail Sheehy).

2. To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.

3. To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.

v.tr.

1. To express by snorting: He snorted his disapproval.

2. To ingest by sniffing: snorted cocaine.

[From Middle English snorten, to snort, from fnorten, variant of fnoren; see snore.]

snort′er n.

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snort

(snɔːt)

1. (Physiology) (intr) to exhale forcibly through the nostrils, making a characteristic noise

2. (intr) (of a person) to express contempt or annoyance by such an exhalation

3. (tr) to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner

4. (Recreational Drugs) slang to inhale (a powdered drug) through the nostrils

5. a forcible exhalation of air through the nostrils, esp (of persons) as a noise of contempt or annoyance

6. (Recreational Drugs) slang an instance of snorting a drug

7. (Brewing) slang Also called: snorter a short drink, esp an alcoholic one

8. (Nautical Terms) slang the snorkel on a submarine

[C14 snorten; probably related to snoren to snore]

ˈsnorting n, adj

ˈsnortingly adv

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snort

(snɔrt)

v.i.

1. to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound, as a horse.

2. (of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a snort.

3. to make sounds resembling snorts: The engine snorted.

4. Slang. to take a drug by inhaling.

v.t.

5. to utter with a snort.

6. to expel (air, sound, etc.) by or as if by snorting.

7. Slang. to take (a drug) by inhaling: to snort cocaine.

8. the act or sound of snorting.

9. Slang. a quick drink of liquor; shot.

10. Slang.

a. an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.

b. the amount of drug inhaled.

[1325–75; Middle English (v.); probably akin to snore]

snort

chortle - Probably a blend of chuckle and snort, coined by Lewis Carroll.
frump - Also means a snort or a sneer or jeer.
snore, snort - Like snort, which originally meant "snore," snore is from a Germanic base imitative of the sound.
whoofle - To snort, gurgle, or snuffle.

snort

Past participle: snorted
Gerund: snorting

Imperative
snort
snort

Present
I snort
you snort
he/she/it snorts
we snort
you snort
they snort

Preterite
I snorted
you snorted
he/she/it snorted
we snorted
you snorted
they snorted

Present Continuous
I am snorting
you are snorting
he/she/it is snorting
we are snorting
you are snorting
they are snorting

Present Perfect
I have snorted
you have snorted
he/she/it has snorted
we have snorted
you have snorted
they have snorted

Past Continuous
I was snorting
you were snorting
he/she/it was snorting
we were snorting
you were snorting
they were snorting

Past Perfect
I had snorted
you had snorted
he/she/it had snorted
we had snorted
you had snorted
they had snorted

Future
I will snort
you will snort
he/she/it will snort
we will snort
you will snort
they will snort

Future Perfect
I will have snorted
you will have snorted
he/she/it will have snorted
we will have snorted
you will have snorted
they will have snorted

Future Continuous
I will be snorting
you will be snorting
he/she/it will be snorting
we will be snorting
you will be snorting
they will be snorting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snorting
you have been snorting
he/she/it has been snorting
we have been snorting
you have been snorting
they have been snorting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snorting
you will have been snorting
he/she/it will have been snorting
we will have been snorting
you will have been snorting
they will have been snorting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snorting
you had been snorting
he/she/it had been snorting
we had been snorting
you had been snorting
they had been snorting

Conditional
I would snort
you would snort
he/she/it would snort
we would snort
you would snort
they would snort

Past Conditional
I would have snorted
you would have snorted
he/she/it would have snorted
we would have snorted
you would have snorted
they would have snorted

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Noun	1.	snort - a disrespectful laugh snicker, snigger laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
	2.	snort - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt boo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, hiss, hoot, raspberry, bird cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	snort - make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously" breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
	3.	snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" huff breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
	4.	snort - inhale through the nose take a hit do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs

snort

noun

Slang. A small amount of liquor:

dram, drop, jigger, shot, sip, tot.

Informal: nip, slug.

Translations

نَخْريَنْخُرُ لِيُعَبِّرُ عن شُعورِهيَنْخُرُ، يَنْخُفُ

frkatfrknutísupět

fnysefnysenprusteprusten

Schnauben

φρουμάζω

bufar gañir roncar

ébrouer grognement grogner renâcler ronfler

felhorkanfelhorkanáshorkanprüszköl

fnæsahnusshnussa

sbuffare sbuffo

prunkštelėtiprunkštiprunkštimas

iespurgtiesnosprauslātiessprauslāšanasprauslātspurdziens

fnyse pruste prusting fnys

fŕkaťodfukovanie

prhatipuhati

homurdanmakhomurtuhoruldamak

动物喷鼻息发哼声喷鼻息嗤之以鼻

snort

[snɔːt]

A. N

1. [of horse, person] → resoplido m, bufido m
with a snort of rage → con un bufido (de enojo)

2. [of whisky etc] → trago m; [of cocaine etc] → esnife m

B. VI

1. [horse, person] → resoplar, bufar
he snorted with anger → bufó enojado
he snorted with impatience → resopló impaciente

2. (Drugs) → esnifar

C. VT

1. (= say) → bufar
"no!" he snorted → -¡no! -bufó él

2. (Drugs) [+ cocaine etc] → inhalar, esnifar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snort

[ˈsnɔː^rt]

n → grognement m

[person] → grogner

[horse] → renâcler; [pig] → grogner

vt [+ drugs] → sniffer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snort

n → Schnauben nt no pl; (of person also) → Prusten nt no pl; (of boar) → Grunzen nt no pl; with a snort of rage → wutschnaubend; he gave a snort of contempt/rage → er schnaubte verächtlich/vor Wut; to give a snort of laughter → losprusten

vi → schnauben; (person also) → prusten; (boar) → grunzen

(person) → schnauben

drugs → sniffen (sl)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

snort

[snɔːt]

1. n → sbuffata, sbuffo

2. vi (horse, person) → sbuffare
to snort with laughter → soffocare dalle risate

3. vt (fam) (drugs) → sniffare

snort

(snoːt) verb

1. (usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out. The horses snorted impatiently.

2. (of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc. She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired.

noun

an act of snorting. a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter.

snort

v. aspirar a través de la mucosa nasal.

snort

vt (cocaine, etc.) inhalar, esnifar (Ang), aspirar (cocaína, etc.)

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If he should ask for Pancks, will you be so good as to say that Pancks is come in?' And so, with a snort and a puff, he worked out by another door.

'Bleeding Heart Yard?' said Pancks, with a puff and a snort. 'It's a troublesome property.

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The horse, which all this time had been uncommonly restless, gave at the same moment a snort of terror and started to run away.

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With a snort of surprise and of suddenly expelled breath, the head and shoulder went down.

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For, Medusa, besides unmistakingly glaring petrifaction at the fascinating Tippins, follows every lively remark made by that dear creature, with an audible snort: which may be referable to a chronic cold in the head, but may also be referable to indignation and contempt.

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And just then he gave a snort and a snarl and rushed at me.

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Higginbotham snorted, suddenly, in the silence for which his wife was responsible and which he resented.

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"It is full time that boy went to herding," said the head-man, while Buldeo puffed and snorted at Mowgli's impertinence.

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The old horse snorted and looked eagerly after them, and we young colts wanted to be galloping with them, but they were soon away into the fields lower down; here it seemed as if they had come to a stand; the dogs left off barking, and ran about every way with their noses to the ground.

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"Hah," she snorted, sitting up suddenly, "where deh hell yeh been?

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Berkoot, the bull, was lying down with his ring in his lip, and seemed about to get up, but thought better of it, and only gave two snorts as they passed by him.

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The prince looked at his daughter's frightened face and snorted.

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