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snort

verb as in make nose sound

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The writer Jia Tolentino characterized it as “what a ballerina might do if you concussed her and then made her snort caffeine pills.”

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Patel’s opening statement was punctuated by a series of snorts so loud that it seemed he might soon eject a noodle from his sinus cavity.

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I don’t recall which gossip rag was handling the story, but the audible snort from the black woman in line behind me was unforgettable.

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The bull ran by, close enough for the family to hear his snorts and see his body heave with breath.

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“Instead …” Luke adds with a snort, as the rest of the sentence slides into the abyss, taking Tim’s ego with it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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