snorting

verbnounadjectiveattested in dialogue

A snort sound or action.

verb

1
Also a form of snortpresent participle and gerund of snort

noun

1
A snort sound or action.
At length it grew dark; they though, they heard a sound of whizzing and snorting in the air, such as the swans use to make in the; winter time.
Gaining the more open water, the bracing breeze waxed fresh; the little Moss tossed the quick foam from her bows, as a young colt his snortings.

adjective

1
Very large or significant; whopping.
[…] a snorting great monster in the shed […]
Mr. Poirot has been caught up in some absolutely snorting killings.

Forms

plural: snortings
comparative: more snorting
superlative: most snorting

snore · To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by…snoring · The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh,…snort · The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the…

snorting · A snort sound or action.

snot · Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.snout · The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of…snow · The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from…

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