snort
[noun]
Synonyms: dram, caulker, drop, jolt, nip, shot, slug, snifter, toothful, tot

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. snort¹ /snɔːt $ snɔːrt/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from the sound]

1. [intransitive and transitive] 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] to take drugs by breathing them in through your nose ⇒ sniff:
snorting cocaine

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. snort² noun [countable]

1. a 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. a small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose:
a snort of cocaine

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

snort
noun
ADJ. little | loud | derisive
VERB + SNORT give, let out He gave a snort of contempt.
hear
PREP. with a ~ ‘What a mess they made of it,’ said Sam with a snort of derision.
~ of
PHRASES a snort of derision/disgust, a snort of laughter She let out a loud snort of laughter.
 ⇒ Note at SOUND

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

snort
verb
ADV. loudly | softly | angrily, contemptuously, derisively, impatiently, indignantly He snorted indignantly and walked away.
PREP. in He snorted in disgust.
with Her friends snorted with laughter.

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