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snorting

  • present participle of snort.
  • a word derived from snort.

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The Lecter character, Martin Amis said, was “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porter.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

For sleep, participants were asked about snorting, gasping or breathing pauses in their sleep.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

Dressed in varying combinations of black and white, with Bridgers’ Black pug, Maxine, snorting gently in her lap, the trio thought back on some of the major events of 2023.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2023

I have several work associates who make loud and distracting noise during Zoom and call conversations and meetings — routine loud sniffling and snorting.

From New York Times May 14, 2023

Wylan clutched his middle, still snorting laughter, and pointed downward.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo