snort
/snɔɹt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""I absolutely refuse to leave, however, until we have made at least a superficial examination of this country, and are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart." Professor Summerlee gave a snort of impatience."
- "She unlocked the top drawer of the roll-top desk, took out a bottle and a glass and poured herself a snort."
- "Everybody tipped up the jug and took a snort of whisky and followed it with a gourd of cool water. We thought a snort of whisky now and then braced us up some and put a little more lift in us."
- ""It won't buy you any wine," Paxton told him. "I know that," the drunk replied in an insulted tone. "It's a pussy pass, ain't it?" Paxton grinned wearily. "How would you know that? You'd rather have a snort than a screw any day.""
- "She snorted with laughter."
- "Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about."
Etymology
From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *pnew-, snorten, *fnorettan, fnora
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /snɔɹt/