snort
US: /ˈsnɔɹt/
UK: /snˈɔːt/
UK: /snˈɔːt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
snort /snɔ:t/
- danh từ
- (như) snorkel
- sự khịt; tiếng khịt khịt (của mũi; của máy...)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) cốc rượu nhỏ, hớp rượu
- động từ
- khịt khịt mũi
- khịt khịt mũi tỏ vẻ
- to snort defiance at somebody: khịt khịt mũi tỏ vẻ bất chấp người nào
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) cười hô hố
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or amused: [V] to snort with laughter / annoyance + She snorted in disgust. + The horse snorted and tossed its head. + [V speech] 'You!' he snorted contemptuously.
2 [VN] (slang) to take drugs by breathing them in through the nose: to snort cocaine
+ noun
1 a loud sound that you make by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or amused: to give a snort of disgust / laughter / derision + I could hear the snort and stamp of a horse.
2 (slang) a small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose; an act of taking a drug in this way: to take a snort of cocaine
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
little | loud | derisive
VERB + SNORT
give, let out
He gave a snort of contempt.
| hear
PREP.
with a ~
‘What a mess they made of it,’ said Sam with a snort of derision.
| ~ of
PHRASES
a snort of derision/disgust, a snort of laughter
She let out a loud snort of laughter.
SOUND:
give a ~
The dog gave a low growl.
let out a ~
He let out a blood-curdling scream.
hear ~
We heard the peal of church bells.
with a ~
The vase fell to the ground with a great crash.
~ of
a roar of laughtera snort of derisionthe whine of an engine
ADV.
loudly | softly | angrily, contemptuously, derisively, impatiently, indignantly
He snorted indignantly and walked away.
PREP.
in
He snorted in disgust.
| with
Her friends snorted with laughter.
Concise English dictionary
snorts|snorted|snortingsnɔrt /snɔːt
noun
+a disrespectful laugh
+a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
verb
+indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
+make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
+inhale recreational drugs
+inhale through the nose
