to snort out

  • 1snort — n. & v. n. 1 an explosive sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through the nose, esp. expressing indignation or incredulity. 2 a similar sound made by an engine etc. 3 colloq. a small drink of liquor. 4 an inhaled dose of a (usu. illegal)… …

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  • 2snort´er — snort «snrt», verb, noun. –v.. 1. to force the breath violently through the nose with a loud, harsh sound: »The horse snorted. 2. to make a sound like this: »The engine snorted. 3. a) to show contempt, defiance, anger, or other feeling by… …

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  • 3Snort — Snort, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snorting}.] [OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See {Snore}.] 1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high spirited horsed in prancing and play. Fairfax.… …

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  • 4snort — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small ▪ loud ▪ derisive VERB + SNORT ▪ give, let out …

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  • 5snort — snort1 [sno:t US sno:rt] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound] 1.) [I and T] to breathe air in a noisy way out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused ▪ Certainly not, he snorted. snort with ▪ She… …

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  • 6snort — [[t]snɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] snorts, snorting, snorted 1) VERB When people or animals snort, they breathe air noisily out through their noses. People sometimes snort in order to express disapproval or amusement. [V with n] Harrell snorted with laughter...… …

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  • 7snort — Synonyms and related words: 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… …

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  • 8snort — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to express anger, impatience, or amusement by breathing air noisily through your nose: “Certainly not,” he snorted. (+ with): She snorted with contempt at the suggestion. 2 (I) to make a loud noise by forcing air out through your… …

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  • 9Zip 'N Snort — is a 1961 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series featuring Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.PlotThe credits are shown, and the coyote s Latin name ( Evereadii Eatibus ) is among them. The camera then zooms to the left to show Wile E.… …

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  • 10let out — verb 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (Freq. 2) The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold The actress won t reveal how …

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