Past tense of snort; to breathe out air sharply through the nose, making a loud sound, often expressing anger or amusement.
From Middle English 'snorten,' probably imitative in origin. The word mimics the actual sound a snort makes.
Snorting is one of the few animal sounds humans make intentionally—dogs snort too, and in both species it usually means annoyance or dismissal!
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