snort
verb (used without object)
(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound.
was snorting
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past progressiveof snort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“He was snorting and blowing water out of his nose,” Mitchell testified.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
Just down the street, a family of wild boars was snorting through the trash.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
Faran Kaplan said, reaching toward the bed where the 17-year-old was snorting through a tracheostomy tube.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2017
Only about a year ago, the Merrill Lynch bull was snorting with satisfaction.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had two Popsicle sticks stuck up his nose and was snorting like a walrus!
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
