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)

2025, Cloud WordNet Browser