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snirt.

To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/snɜː(ɹ)t/
  1. To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain. Either from Middle English snurten (“to sneer; snort, snore”), a variation of snorten (“to snort”); or from Middle English *snyrten, an alteration of fnyrten, fnerten, from Old English fnǣrettan. Compare also Norwegian snurt (“vexed, peevish”), Middle English snirt (“stern, gloomy”).

noun/snɜː(ɹ)t/
  1. A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain. Either from Middle English snurten (“to sneer; snort, snore”), a variation of snorten (“to snort”); or from Middle English *snyrten, an alteration of fnyrten, fnerten, from Old English fnǣrettan. Compare also Norwegian snurt (“vexed, peevish”), Middle English snirt (“stern, gloomy”).

noun/snɜː(ɹ)t/
  1. Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.

    Canada · US · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Blend of snow + dirt.

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