snirt
snirt · snirts · snirted · snirting
To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breathTo give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
/snɜː(ɹ)t/
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland)To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
Origin
Origin uncertain. Either from Middle English snurten (“to sneer; snort, snore”), a variatiOrigin 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”).
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Forms
snirts, snirting, snirted, snirtedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle