Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snort

2 senses of snort

Sense 1
snicker, snort, snigger -- (a disrespectful laugh)
       => laugh, laughter -- (the sound of laughing)

Sense 2
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird -- (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)
       => cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb snort

4 senses of snort

Sense 1
snort -- (indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Sense 2
snort -- (make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously")
       => exhale, expire, breathe out -- (expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight")

Sense 3
huff, snort -- (inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue")
       => inhale, inspire, breathe in -- (draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well")

Sense 4
take a hit, snort -- (inhale through the nose)
       => drug, do drugs -- (use recreational drugs)

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