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snorts

The correct spelling is snorts.

How to pronounce snorts

noun

Say it like: Sno-rts

The correct spelling is snorts. The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose. For example: "She snorted with laughter."

Usage Examples

She snorted with laughter.

He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.

to snort cocaine

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
  2. 2.A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco).
  3. 3.A consumed portion of alcoholic drink.
  4. 4.A submarine snorkel.

verb

  1. 1.To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
  2. 2.To express or force out by snorting.
  3. 3.To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
  4. 4.To snore.
  5. 5.(of submarines) To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.

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