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Snorting vs Sniffing - What's the difference?

snorting | sniffing |

As verbs the difference between snorting and sniffing

is that snorting is present participle of snort while sniffing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between snorting and sniffing

is that snorting is a snort sound or action while sniffing is a sniff sound or action.

snorting

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A snort sound or action.
  • Gaining the more open water, the bracing breeze waxed fresh; the little Moss tossed the quick foam from her bows, as a young colt his snortings .'' — Herman Melville, ''Moby-Dick .

    sniffing

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sniff sound or action.