VERB | communication | snort | indicate contempt / contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose |
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body | snort | make a snorting sound by exhaling hard | |
consumption | snort, huff | inhale recreational drugs | |
consumption | snort, take a hit | inhale through the nose | |
NOUN | communication | snort, snicker, snigger | a disrespectful laugh |
communication | snort, boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, bird | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
Sounds | snao'rt | |
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Rhymes | abort ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort... |
Meaning | A disrespectful laugh. | |
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Synonyms | snicker, snigger | |
Broader | laugh, laughter | The sound of laughing |
Spanish | estertor, risa sardónica, risilla | |
Adjectives | snorty | (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed |
Verbs | snort | indicate contempt / contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose |
Meaning | A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt. | |
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Synonyms | boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, bird | |
Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
Spanish | abucheo, pitada | |
Catalan | esbroncada | |
Verbs | snort | indicate contempt / contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose |
Meaning | Indicate contempt / contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" | |
Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
Spanish | bufar | |
Catalan | brufolar | |
Nouns | snort | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
snort | a disrespectful laugh | |
snorter | someone who expresses contempt / contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound |
Meaning | make a snorting sound by exhaling hard. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The critic snorted contemptuously" | |
Broader | exhale, expire, breathe out | Expel air |
Spanish | resoplar | |
Catalan | bleixar, bramular, brufolar, esbufegar, grunyir, panteixar | |
Nouns | snorter | someone who expresses contempt / contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound |
snorting | an act of forcible exhalation |
Meaning | inhale recreational drugs. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day" | |
Synonym | huff | |
Entails | drug, do drugs | Use recreational drugs |
Broader | inhale, inspire, breathe in | Draw in (air) |
Spanish | inhalar, resoplar | |
Catalan | bleixar, bramular, brufolar, esbufegar, grunyir, panteixar |
Meaning | inhale through the nose. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | take a hit | |
Broader | drug, do drugs | Use recreational drugs |
Spanish | esnifar |
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