snort
verb (used without object)
(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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He wrote Pacific 231, a huffing, whooshing, lickety-split program piece which has snorted down countless orchestral tracks in the past 16 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
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