Synonyms for snort
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : snawrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : snɔrt |
Définition of snort
Origin :- late 14c., "to snore," probably related to snore (v.). Meaning "breathe through the nose with a harsh sound" first recorded 1520s. Sense of "express contempt" is from 1818. Meaning "to inhale cocaine" is first attested 1935. Related: Snorted; snorting. American English snorter "something fierce or furious" is from 1833.
- verb make nose sound
- And so, with a snort and a puff, he worked out by another door.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- With something very like a snort Roger asks, 'How does one say a thing like that casually?'
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- Her mother gave one snort, and away she went, thundering after her.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Bob jumped, gave a snort of surprise, and jammed his hand into his pocket.
- Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
- Captain Zelotes' only comment was a sniff or snort, or combination of both.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Beardsley looked at him blankly, and Pederson gave a snort and a gesture.
- Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
- With a snort of anger he strode to the door and threw it open.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
- This brought a few grins and a snort or two from the pilots.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- He wanted to laugh, he wanted to snort in deprecation, and he did neither.
- Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
- The Admiral turned with a snort to Lecour's former companions.
- Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
Antonyms for snort
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