different between snort vs gruntle

English

Etymology

From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, probably related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /sn??t/
• Rhymes: -??(r)t

Noun

snort (plural snorts)

1. The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
2. (slang) A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco).
3. (slang) A consumed portion of 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.

   • 1978, George G. Gilman, Edge: Red River, Pinnacle Books (1978), ?ISBN, page 45:

     "It won't buy you any wine," Paxton told him.

     "I know that," the drunk replied in an insulted tone. "It's a pussy pass, ain't it?"

     Paxton grinned wearily. "How would you know that? You'd rather have a snort than a screw any day."

4. (nautical, Britain) A submarine snorkel.

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Verb

snort (third-person singular simple present snorts, present participle snorting, simple past and past participle snorted)

1. (intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.

   She snorted with laughter.

2. (transitive) To express or force out by snorting.

   He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.

3. (transitive, slang) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.

   to snort cocaine

4. (intransitive, obsolete) To snore.
5. (intransitive, nautical, of submarines) To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.

Synonyms

• (inhale through the nose): insufflate

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References

Anagrams

• ronts, trons

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

snort

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of snorren
2. (archaic) plural imperative of snorren

English

Etymology 1

grunt +? -le (early modern English frequentative suffix)

Verb

gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)

1. (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.
2. (obsolete) To complain; to grumble

Translations

Etymology 2

From grunt +? -le (diminutive suffix).

Noun

gruntle (plural gruntles)

1. A grunting sound.
2. A snort.

Etymology 3

Back-formation from disgruntled.

Verb

gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)

1. (humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.

   Synonyms: humour, (humorous) regruntle

Usage notes

To gruntle is not in normal usage. It has gained a certain currency amongst information security specialists to describe a process whereby the negative feelings of a disgruntled user might be reduced, or positive feelings induced.

References

• gruntle at OneLook Dictionary Search
• gruntle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.