Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snorting
1 sense of snorting
Sense 1
puffing, huffing, snorting -- (an act of forcible exhalation)
=> exhalation, expiration, breathing out -- (the act of expelling air from the lungs)
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)