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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
Carly Weeks, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Plenty have judged The Idea of You before even seeing it, labeling it Harry Styles fan fiction with a derisive snort.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Odell orders Griff to prepare him a still-purple unicorn steak (the rarest of delicacies, in every sense), while ex-addict Shepard simply can’t resist snorting the powder obtained from grinding the coveted horn.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And while it can be linked to a variety of health risks in those who are affected, snoring also takes a toll on bed partners who struggle to get some shuteye in the midst of a cacophony of snorts and rumbles.
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With Donald Trump’s second term off to a roaring, snorting start—a furious dust cloud of ICE raids and ICE-raid photo ops, tariffs announced and then paused, a funding freeze dramatically imposed and then rapidly rescinded—these words have become something of a media mantra.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for snort
Noun
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But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.—
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The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.—
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One sip of the Meet Cute—gin, orange wine, chickweed, lemon, and honey—took me straight to the height of summer.—
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The influence of the barrel is evident in every sip—the gentle infusion of vanilla, caramel, spice, and sometimes even a whisper of smoke.—
Verb
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Even more recent examples have struggled to maintain their early chart success, like Capaldi, who was touted as a male Adele after sending two songs to the top ten in 2019 and 2020, but has barely sniffed the Hot 100 since.—
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Drama, romance and a thriller plot ensue as Frank tries to sniff out a dangerous stalker, with the final act playing out as Rachel wins the Best Picture Academy Award.—
Noun
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Little things, like the close-ups of Moss’s face with her little smirk, used so frequently as to lose all meaning, began to irritate me.—
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The fifth season began with the smirk seen ’round the globe, pitting June Osborne (Moss) against Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski).—
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Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.—
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.—
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So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.—
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During Brazil’s own Lollapalooza music festival last month, for example, fashion-forward attendees were seen with minimalist, lightweight phone straps that kept devices at hip level and hands free to grasp a drink of choice.—
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Spring and summer in Charlotte is the perfect time to grab a meal or a drink with your dog by your side.—
Verb
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The heart rate sensor is impressively accurate, and the watch handles everything from workouts to snoring detection with ease.—
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As in, kicking my partner every time the snoring started.—
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snort. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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