1. (v. i.) To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

2. (v. i.) To snore.

3. (v. i.) To laugh out loudly.

4. (n.) The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.

5. (v. t.) To expel through the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort.

Homeric laughter assibilate assibilation bark bawl be above be contemptuous of be in stitches bellow belly laugh beverage blare blat blow blubber boff boffola boom bray break up breathe breathe hard breathe in breathe out bumper burst into laughter burst of laughter burst out burst out laughing burst with laughter bust a gut buzz cachinnate cachinnation cackle care nothing for chant chirp chortle chuckle contemn convulsion coo cough crow cut cut direct deride despise disdain disparage disprize disregard draft dram drawl drench drink drop dump on effervesce effervescence effervescing exclaim exhale exhaust expel expire feel contempt for feel superior to fit of laughter fizz fizzle fizzling fleer flute frication frictional rustling gales of laughter gargle gasp giggle go into convulsions growl grunt gruntle guffaw gulp guzzle ha-ha hack hearty laugh hee-haw hee-hee hiccup hilarity hiss hissing ho-ho hold beneath one hold cheap hold in contempt horselaugh huff humiliation hush hushing inhale inspire insult jigger jolt keen lap laugh laugh it up laugh outright laughing laughter leer libation lilt lisp look down upon misprize mumble murmur mutter nearly die laughing nip oink outburst of laughter pant peal of laughter peg pipe portion potation potion puff pull put down quaff rank low rebuff repulse respire rhonchus ridicule risibility roar roar of laughter roar with laughter round round of drinks rumble sardonic grin scorn scornful laugh scream screech set at naught shake like jelly shake with laughter shot shout shout of laughter shriek shush shushing sibilance sibilate sibilation siffle sigh sigmatism sing sip siss sissing sizz sizzle sizzling slight slug slurp smirk snap snarl sneer sneer at sneeze sneeze at sneezing snicker sniff sniff at sniffle snifter snore snort at snub snuff snuffle sob spit split split with laughter splutter spot spurn spurning sputter squall squash squawk squeal squelch squish sternutation stertor suck sup swig swill swish tee-hee the cold shoulder the go-by think nothing of thunder titter tot trumpet twang wail warble wet wheeze whine whish whisper whistle whistling white noise whiz whoosh yap yawp yell yelp yuck yuk-yuk