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snort

 
 
/snɔːt/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to breathe out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or think something is funny: "Stupid man!" he snorted. Rosie started snorting with laughter.
snort noun [C]
(Definition of snort verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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