snort verb

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/snɔːt/

/snɔːrt/ v

Definition

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[I] to make an explosive sound by forcing air quickly up or down the nose

He did an impression of a horse snorting.

Camille snorts when she laughs.

informal By this time I was snorting with laughter (= laughing a lot and loudly).

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[T] to take an illegal drug by breathing it in through the nose

People were snorting cocaine in the toilets.

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[T] to suddenly express strong feelings of anger, disapproval or disagreement, either by speaking or in a sound that you make

"And you call that a first class service?" snorted one indignant customer.

(Definition of snort verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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