Snoring
(Snor"ing), n. (Physiol.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of
inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more
or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily.
Snort
(Snort) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snorting.] [OE. snorten; akin to snoren.
See Snore.]
1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high- spirited horsed in
prancing and play. Fairfax.
2. To snore. [R.] "The snorting citizens." Shak.
3. To laugh out loudly. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
Snort
(Snort), n. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.
Snort
(Snort), v. t. To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. Keats.
Snorter
(Snort"er) n.
1. One who snorts.
2. (Zoöl.) The wheather; — so called from its cry. [Prov. Eng.]
Snot
(Snot) n. [AS. snot; akin to D. snot, LG. snotte, Dan. snot, and to E. snout. See Snout.]
1. Mucus secreted in, or discharged from, the nose. [Low]
2. A mean, insignificant fellow. [Low]
Snot
(Snot), v. t. To blow, wipe, or clear, as the nose.
Snotter
(Snot"ter) v. i. [From Snot.] To snivel; to cry or whine. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Snotter
(Snot"ter), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping
line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the
heel of the sprit in a small boat.
Snottery
(Snot"ter*y) n. Filth; abomination. [Obs.]
To purge the snottery of our slimy time.
Marston. Snotty
(Snot"ty) a. Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.
— Snot"ti*ly adv. — Snot"ti*ness, n.
Snout
(Snout) n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G.
schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. snta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t.
Cf. Snite, Snot, Snuff.]
1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
2. The nose of a man; — in contempt. Hudibras.
3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
