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snort

/sˈnɔːt/SNAWRT
/sˈnɔɹt/SNAWRT

Meaningto snort

Common meaning: to blow noisily through the nose

Journey through time

  1. Danishsnorke‘to snort’source
  2. Middle Englishsnorten‘to snore’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto snore → to blow noisily through the nosesnort‘to blow noisily through the nose’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Danish snorke ‘to snort’.

Roots

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