snort

noun

1. a disrespectful laugh

Similar word(s): snicker, snigger

Definition categories: communication, laugh, laughter

2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Similar word(s): bird, boo, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing

Definition categories: communication, call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell

verb

1. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

- she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom

Definition categories: communication, emit, utter

2. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

- The critic snorted contemptuously

Definition categories: body, exhale, expire

3. inhale recreational drugs

- The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day

Similar word(s): huff

Definition categories: consumption, inhale, inspire

4. inhale through the nose

Definition categories: consumption, drug