snort

verb

/snɔːt/

/snɔːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they snort	/snɔːt/ /snɔːrt/
he / she / it snorts	/snɔːts/ /snɔːrts/
past simple snorted	/ˈsnɔːtɪd/ /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
past participle snorted	/ˈsnɔːtɪd/ /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
-ing form snorting	/ˈsnɔːtɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or think something is silly
- The horse snorted and tossed its head.
- snort with something to snort with laughter
- snort in something She snorted in disgust.
- + speech ‘You!’ he snorted contemptuously.
Extra Examples
- He snorted indignantly and walked away.
- She snorted at his suggestion.
- He snorted with derision.
- Calvin snorted in disbelief.
Topics Animalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- loudly
- softly
- angrily
- …
preposition
- at
- in
- with
- …
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[transitive] snort something to take drugs by breathing them in through the nose
- to snort cocaine

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘snore’): probably imitative; compare with snore. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.

snort

noun

/snɔːt/

/snɔːrt/

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a loud sound that you make by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or think something is silly
- to give a snort
- a snort of disgust
- I could hear the snort and stamp of a horse.
- He gave a snort of contempt.
Topics Animalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- loud
- …
verb + snort
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
preposition
- with a snort
- snort of
phrases
- a snort of derision
- a snort of disgust
- a snort of laughter
- …
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a small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose; an act of taking a drug in this way
- to take a snort of cocaine

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘snore’): probably imitative; compare with snore. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.