[
UK
/snˈɔːtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈsnɔɹtɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈsnɔɹtɝ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
-
something outstandingly difficult
the problem was a real snorter -
something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
a snorter of a sermon
the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter
How To Use snorter In A Sentence
- He had a conception of a malicious God, and believed in his secret soul that if God knew it was a desirable wind, God would promptly efface it and send a snorter from the west. MAKE WESTING
- And the second was a snorter that surprised him at the last World Cup.
- JOHANNESBURG -- Kumba Iron Ore, one of the smaller participants in the global seaborne iron ore mining franchise, had a ripsnorter 2009 year, which hardly went unnoticed by 64% shareholder Anglo American, which has generally had a torrid year. WN.com - Articles related to Steel prices to rise 20% in China
- Leeds' Robert Snodgrass has let fly with what can only accurately be described as a 'snorter' BBC News - Home
- Whenever you thought he was near the end of a spell, he'd bowl another absolute snorter. The Sun
- Another major factor is the tide because if the swell is a decent size and the tide is high the left can be a ripsnorter and you really have to watch what you're doing as the tide drops.
- He was a snorter, Jaime could tell right then and there.
- It was the original snorter. Times, Sunday Times
- Craig Revel Horwood, who tends to be the harshest of the judges, told his fellow Australian: It was a ripsnorter mate. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- A poem, Simply Everyone's Taking Cocaine, ran through a list of professional snorters.