In lang=en terms the difference between snort and sneer
is that
snort is to make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose while
sneer is to utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
As nouns the difference between snort and sneer
is that
snort is the sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose while
sneer is a facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip,
generally indicating scorn.
As verbs the difference between snort and sneer
is that
snort is to make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose while
sneer is to raise a corner of the upper lip slightly,
especially in scorn.
snort English
Noun
( en noun)
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
(slang) A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco). A snort also may be a drink of whiskey, as "Let's have a snort".
(slang) An alcoholic drink.
* 1951 , Indiana Historical Society Publications (volumes 16-17, page 157)
- Everybody tipped up the jug and took a snort of whisky and followed it with a gourd of cool water. We thought a snort of whisky now and then braced us up some and put a little more lift in us.
Verb
( en verb)
To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
- She snorted with laughter.
(slang) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
- to snort cocaine
(obsolete) To snore.
* Shakespeare
- The snorting citizens.
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sneer English
Verb
( en verb)
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
- to sneer fulsome lies at a person
Noun
( en noun)
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
A display of contempt; scorn.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=8 citation
, passage=It was a casual sneer , obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}
See also
* snarl
Anagrams
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