snort

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

snort, v. i. [OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  To snore.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  To laugh out loudly.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]

snort, n. 

 The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.  [1913 Webster]

snort, v. t. 

 To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort.  Keats.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

snort, 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) powdered drug.
--v.
1 intr. make a snort.
2 intr. (of an engine etc.) make a sound resembling this.
3 tr. (also absol.) sl. inhale (a usu. illegal narcotic drug, esp. cocaine or heroin).
4 tr. express (defiance etc.) by snorting.

Idiom

snort out express (words, emotions, etc.) by snorting.

Etymology

ME, prob. imit.: cf. SNORE

THESAURUS

snort

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 hard, breathe in, breathe out, bumper, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, buzz, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, care nothing for, chant, chirp, chortle, chuckle, contemn, convulsion, coo, cough, crow, cut, cut direct, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, disregard, draft, dram, drawl, drench, drink, drop, dump on, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing, exclaim, exhale, exhaust, expel, expire, feel contempt for, feel superior to, fit of laughter, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleer, flute, frication, frictional rustling, gales of laughter, gargle, gasp, giggle, go into convulsions, growl, grunt, gruntle, guffaw, gulp, guzzle, ha-ha, hack, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hiccup, hilarity, hiss, hissing, ho-ho, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold in contempt, horselaugh, huff, humiliation, hush, hushing, inhale, inspire, insult, jigger, jolt, keen, lap, laugh, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, leer, libation, lilt, lisp, look down upon, misprize, mumble, murmur, mutter, nearly die laughing, nip, oink, outburst of laughter, pant, peal of laughter, peg, pipe, portion, potation, potion, puff, pull, put down, quaff, rank low, rebuff, repulse, respire, rhonchus, ridicule, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, round, round of drinks, rumble, sardonic grin, scorn, scornful laugh, scream, screech, set at naught, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shot, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle, sigh, sigmatism, sing, sip, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, slight, slug, slurp, smirk, snap, snarl, sneer, sneer at, sneeze, sneeze at, sneezing, snicker, sniff, sniff at, sniffle, snifter, snigger, snore, snort at, snub, snuff, snuffle, sob, spit, split, split with laughter, splutter, spot, spurn, spurning, sputter, squall, squash, squawk, squeal, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, suck, sup, swig, swill, swish, tee-hee, the cold shoulder, the go-by, think nothing of, thunder, titter, tot, trumpet, twang, wail, warble, wet, wheeze, whine, whish, whisper, whistle, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yuck, yuk-yuk, zip

ROGET THESAURUS

snort

Cry

VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.