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Sneeze vs Snort - What's the difference?

sneeze | snort |

As verbs the difference between sneeze and snort

is that sneeze is to expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose while snort is to make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.

As nouns the difference between sneeze and snort

is that sneeze is an act of sneezing while snort is the sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

sneeze

English

Verb

  • To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
  • To expel air as if the nose were irritated.
  • Synonyms

    * (to expel air as a reflex) (medicine) sternutate

    Derived terms

    * nothing to sneeze at

    Noun

    (wikipedia sneeze) (en noun)
  • An act of sneezing.
  • Synonyms

    * (medicine) sternutation * (medicine) ptarmus

    See also

    * achoo * bless you English irregular verbs

    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.