snort
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With the afternoon sun beating down while the cows snort and moo, the workers inspect and clean the animals' teats, which are then attached to milking equipment.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
The writer Jia Tolentino characterized it as “what a ballerina might do if you concussed her and then made her snort caffeine pills.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025
As I was thinking, Did he just snort?, he said, “Great, I snorted. So much for first impressions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
As he reentered the courtroom on Tuesday, Eric Trump noticed Conway and gave a dismissive smirk and a snort.
From Slate ● May 1, 2024
G’ma lets out a gigantic snort from her curtained-off “bedroom” at the opposite end of the RV, and Scoob switches back to the picture and holds it in the light coming through the small window.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The sounds of snorts drew Zambian farmer Mkanda Nkhata, 75, out of his house one day in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Patel’s opening statement was punctuated by a series of snorts so loud that it seemed he might soon eject a noodle from his sinus cavity.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
He found that every species he recorded produced some sort of sound, including quacks, bleeps, grunts, crackles, toots and snorts.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2022
At first it ceased altogether, but then the snore started back with three piglet snorts.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Gaulier snorted, a rare sign of approval from the exacting clown instructor, who was known for his blunt critiques and caustic insults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Well then do it, if you want to do it!" snorted Dmytro Sova, a 42-year-old actor, speaking to AFP in Kyiv.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Young described how one doctor "snorted" when she suggested she might have fibromyalgia, before she was finally diagnosed.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
A younger activist snorted and rolled his eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Zheng snorted and sat down by the box.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Mrs. Boeuf recognizes the snorting heard from below the office: It’s Mr. Boeuf, transformed!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Other symptoms include waking up a lot, loud snoring and gasping, snorting or choking.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Peter was always right there off-camera becoming an ape, snorting, sniffing, acting out and getting the performers into the mood,” says Saxon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
For sleep, participants were asked about snorting, gasping or breathing pauses in their sleep.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
And pounding forward with a rush came the ugly Dilemma, snorting steam and looking intently for someone to catch on the ends of his long pointed horns, while his hoofs bit eagerly at the ground.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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