Meaning

noun a disrespectful laugh

noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

verb indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

originFrom Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.

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