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as in sneer
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion
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Recent Examples of snort
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
The snoring is often interrupted by a long silent period during which breathing stops and then followed by a loud snort and gasp as the patient attempts to breathe.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 July 2025
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Grabbing a $20 bill, Robertson had the assistant snort three lines of coke — which eventually did the trick.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Rapace’s response externalizes four different beats, from a snort to a tear, astonishment to anger.
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Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
The snoring is often interrupted by a long silent period during which breathing stops and then followed by a loud snort and gasp as the patient attempts to breathe.
—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 July 2025
Verb
Depending on what your child does, a Fingerling might blink, giggle, shake its head, snort or even burp.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Grabbing a $20 bill, Robertson had the assistant snort three lines of coke — which eventually did the trick.
—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snort
Noun
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
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Of course, the prospect of one of the greatest women’s footballers in history skittering around Bromley on a Saturday lunchtime in front of a smattering of fans inevitably inspires sneers.
Noun
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The house old-fashioned can be made with bourbon or gin and is a much slower sip.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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This could include sniffing around more than usual or barking and growling at odd places like piles of leaves.
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Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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Michelle replied with a smirk and a nudge.
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Given the construction of the bracket, any African team that has its eye on a quarterfinals bid will likely have to push through the likes of Argentina (gulp) or England (woof), France (le woof) or Spain (yipes).
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It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.
Verb
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In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass.
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
Noun
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The grown-ups in the audience snicker.
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
Noun
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Sugary drinks, greasy grill residue, dropped crumbs and overflowing trash are all fair game.
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The tiki drinks, delivered both poolside and beachside, were fruity and strong but well balanced.
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snort. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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