snort vs laughter
laughter vs snortsnort and laughter both are nouns.
snort is a verb but laughter is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snort | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| laughter | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
laughter is a hypernym of
snort; that is, laughter is a
word with a broader meaning than snort:
- snort: a disrespectful laugh
- laughter: the sound of laughing
Other hypernyms of snort include
laugh.
| snort (noun) | laughter (noun) |
|---|---|
| a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn |
| a disrespectful laugh | the sound of laughing |
| snort (verb) | laughter (verb) |
|---|---|
| make a snorting sound by exhaling hard | |
| indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose | |
| inhale through the nose | |
| inhale recreational drugs |
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