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snort
noun
1 snort
2 snort
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
synonyms: bird, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing.
Dutch: snuiven, uitjouwen, awoert, boe
Polish: wygwizdanie
verb
1 snort
Indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose.
Roget 411:
cry,
roar,
shout,
bawl,
brawl,
halloo,
halloa,
hoop,
whoop,
yell,
bellow,
howl,
scream,
screech,
screak†,
shriek,
shrill,
squeak,
squeal,
squall,
whine,
pule,
pipe,
yaup†.
cheer;
hoot;
grumble,
moan,
groan.
snore,
snort;
grunt
etc.
(animal sounds)
412.
vociferate;
raise up the voice,
lift up the voice;
call out,
sing out,
cry out;
exclaim;
rend the air;
thunder at the top of one's voice,
shout at the top of one's voice,
shout at the pitch of one's breath,
thunder at the pitch of one's breath;
s'_egosiller;
strain the throat,
strain the voice,
strain the lungs;
give a cry
etc.
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Roget 412:
cry,
roar,
bellow,
blare,
rebellow†;
growl,
snarl.
[specific animal sounds]
bark
[dog, seal];
bow-wow,
yelp
[dog];
bay,
bay at the moon
[dog, wolf];
yap,
yip,
yipe,
growl,
yarr†,
yawl,
snarl,
howl
[dog, wolf];
grunt,
gruntle†;
snort
[pig, hog, swine, horse];
squeak,
[swine, mouse];
neigh,
whinny
[horse];
bray
[donkey, mule, hinny, ass];
mew,
mewl
[kitten];
meow
[cat];
purr
[cat];
caterwaul,
pule
[cats];
baa†,
bleat
[lamb];
low,
moo
[cow, cattle];
troat†,
croak,
peep
[frog];
coo
[dove, pigeon];
gobble
[turkeys];
quack
[duck];
honk,
gaggle,
guggle
[goose];
crow,
caw,
squawk,
screech,
[crow];
cackle,
cluck,
clack
[hen, rooster, poultry];
chuck,
chuckle;
hoot,
hoo
[owl];
chirp,
cheep,
chirrup,
twitter,
cuckoo,
warble,
trill,
tweet,
pipe,
whistle
[small birds];
hum
[insects, hummingbird];
buzz
[flying insects, bugs];
hiss
[snakes, geese];
blatter†;
ratatat
[woodpecker].
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2 snort
Make a snorting sound by exhaling hard.
3 snort
Inhale recreational drugs:
— The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day.
synonym: huff.
4 snort
Moby thesaurus: Homeric laughter, assibilate, assibilation, bark, bawl, be above, be contemptuous of, be in stitches, bellow, belly laugh, beverage, blare, blat, blow, blubber, boff, boffola, boom, bray, break up, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, bumper, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, buzz, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, care nothing for, chant, chirp, chortle, chuckle, contemn, convulsion, coo, cough, crow, cut, cut direct, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, disregard, draft, dram, drawl, drench, drink, drop, dump on, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, exclaim, exhale, exhaust, expel, expire, feel contempt for, feel superior to, fit of laughter, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleer, flute, frication, frictional rustling, gales of laughter, gargle, gasp, giggle, go into convulsions, growl, grunt, gruntle, guffaw, gulp, guzzle, ha-ha, hack, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hiccup, hilarity, hiss, hissing, ho-ho, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold in contempt, horselaugh, huff, humiliation, hush, hushing, inhale, inspire, insult, jigger, jolt, keen, lap, laugh, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, leer, libation, lilt, lisp, look down upon, misprize, mumble, murmur, mutter, nearly die laughing, nip, oink, outburst of laughter, pant, peal of laughter, peg, pipe, portion, potation, potion, puff, pull, put down, quaff, rank low, rebuff, repulse, respire, rhonchus, ridicule, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, round, round of drinks, rumble, sardonic grin, scorn, scornful laugh, scream, screech, set at naught, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shot, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigh, sigmatism, sing, sip, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, slight, slug, slurp, smirk, snap, snarl, sneer, sneer at, sneeze, sneeze at, sneezing, snicker, sniff, sniff at, sniffle, snifter, snigger, snore, snort at, snub, snuff, snuffle, sob, spit, split, split with laughter, splutter, spot, spurn, spurning, sputter, squall, squash, squawk, squeal, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, suck, sup, swig, swill, swish, tee-hee, the cold shoulder, the go-by, think nothing of, thunder, titter, tot, trumpet, twang, wail, warble, wet, wheeze, whine, whish, whisper, whistle, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yuck, yuk-yuk, zip ... show more.
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