snort

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

snort [snort snorts snorted snorting] verb, noun BrE [snɔːt] NAmE [snɔːrt]
verb
1. intransitive, transitive to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or amused
•The horse snorted and tossed its head.
•~ with sth to snort with laughter
•~ in sth She snorted in disgust.
•+ speech ‘You!’ he snorted contemptuously.
2. transitive ~ sth to take drugs by breathing them in through the nose
•to snort cocaine
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘snore’): probably imitative; compare with ↑snore. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•Calvin snorted in disbelief.
•He snorted in disgust.
•He snorted indignantly and walked away.
•He snorted with derision.
•Her friends snorted with laughter.
•She snorted at his suggestion.
•He snorted with laughter at the idea.
•When I answered no, she snorted derisively and walked away.

 
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
•a snort of disgust
•I could hear the snort and stamp of a horse.
2. 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

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘snore’): probably imitative; compare with ↑snore. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•He gave a snort of contempt.
•She gave a snort of disgust.

 

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