snort
pronunciation
How to pronounce snort in British English:
UK [snɔ:t]
How to pronounce snort in American English:
US [snɔrt]
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- Noun:
- a disrespectful laugh
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
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- Verb:
- indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
- make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
- inhale recreational drugs
- inhale through the nose
- ingest through the nose
Word Origin
- snort (v.)
- 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.
- snort (n.)
- 1808, "act of snorting," from snort (v.). Meaning "a drink of liquor" (especially whiskey) is from 1889.
Example
- 1. He gave a snort of derision .
- 2. I heard a familiar snort behind me .
- 3. Real women snort when they laugh .
- 4. Turn my snort into a cough , and bite the inside of my cheek .
- 5. Snort with mirth at the suggestion .