snort
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
snawrtIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsnɔɹt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
verb
Indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
“She snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom.”
Make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
intransitive
To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
intransitive
To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.
transitive
To express or force out by snorting.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
Used this way, snort is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use snort
- “She snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom.”verb
- “The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day.”verb
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Inflected forms
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An act of forcible exhalation.
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Synonyms
Sense: sound made by exhaling
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