snort
verb (used without object)
(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound.
are snorting
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present progressiveof snort.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Her laughter snags Gabriel, and puffs of air fill his cheeks, and then in the next breath, Ethan and I are snorting, too, unable to maintain our scowls.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Out in the gorge men are springing to their feet and seizing their ready arms; horses are snorting and stamping; mules braying in wild terror.
From Foes in Ambush by Charles King
Many hippopotami are snorting and splashing in the new lakes.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
And you, too, Louis; you are snorting like a pig.
From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
"There must be vampires here, for the horses are snorting."
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
