From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsnortsnort1 /snɔːt $ snɔːrt/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]BREATHE to breathe air in a noisy way out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused ‘Certainly not, ’ he snorted.snort with She snorted with laughter. The horse snorted and stamped its hoof impatiently.2 [transitive]MDD to take drugs by breathing them in through your nose → sniff snorting cocaine→ See Verb table
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snort• "You must be nuts, " Carla snorted.• It snorted, and carefully raised its hind leg and straightened it as if to rid itself of an encumbrance.• Jacobs snorts -- and the gallery was a real wreck from neglect.• The horse lowered its head, and snorted at them.• It dresses in red and also wears the emotions of a snorting, charging bull.• Snort, dance, bonk, snort some more - bloody good value, old Henry.• Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.• Pat Buchanan still pads and snorts on the sidelines.• Then an animal snorted quietly and broke the momentary stillness.• The Lieutenant's horse was tossing its head, snorting, raising its bright hooves high as it trampled the crop.• My sister snorts when she laughs.snortsnort2 noun [countable] 1 BREATHEa loud sound made by breathing out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused He gave a loud snort. There were snorts of laughter from the audience.2 MDDa small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose a snort of cocaineExamples from the Corpus
snort• Barbara Coleman gave a snort of disgust.• She gave a snort, then a sigh.• Then, some yards away he heard a snort and the clink of metal.• She would wrinkle her nose, show all her teeth and give a little puff of a snort.• The hooves slammed out and with a snort of terror it hurtled off up the path followed by the others.• I took another snort and offered it to him.• Susskind gave a loud snort.• From the bushes came a low snort and the scraping of branches.• From the other side of the library came a loud unmistakable snort -- it was the professor.gave ... snort• I had spoken in jest, but Challenger gave a contemptuous snort.• Barbara Coleman gave a snort of disgust.• Dempster gave a disgusted snort, and the man next to him at the bar looked round.• He gave a royal snort, either of disappointment or relief, and snapped his fingers for another round of wine.• Cliff, smaller and curly-haired, seated next to Ken, gave a snort of laughter.• She gave a snort, then a sigh.Origin snort1 (1300-1400) Probably from the sound 