snort

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Syn:
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry,
razzing, razz, bird
• Derivationally related forms:
razz (for: razzing), hiss (for: hiss), hoot (for: hoot), boo (for: boo)
• Hypernyms:
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
2. a disrespectful laugh
• Syn:
snicker, snigger
• Derivationally related forms:
snigger (for: snigger), snorty, snicker (for: snicker)
• Hypernyms:
laugh, laughter

II - verb

1. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose (Freq. 3)
- she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom
• Derivationally related forms:
snorter
• Hypernyms:
utter, emit, let out, let loose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard (Freq. 3)
- The critic snorted contemptuously
• Derivationally related forms:
snorter, snorting
• Hypernyms:
exhale, expire, breathe out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. inhale recreational drugs (Freq. 1)
- The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day
- the kids were huffing glue
• Syn:
huff
• Hypernyms:
inhale, inspire, breathe in
• Entailment:
drug, do drugs
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. inhale through the nose
• Syn:
take a hit
• Topics:
drug (for: take a hit)
• Hypernyms:
drug, do drugs
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: take a hit)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, bird, snicker, snigger, take a hit, huff