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as in snob
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
our neighbor is a tiresome old snoot who keeps talking about how the neighborhood is going downhill
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as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
a snoot that suggested that she thought that she was better than the rest of us
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground
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Recent Examples of snoot
David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Bud is a schnauzer mix with deep, expressive eyes; beige snoot and leg stockings; and a white chest, with the rest of his fur a charcoal black.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Some significant figures are just cut completely, others reduced to a quirk, and others, in the case of the society gossips, turned into a comic chorus: genuinely funny (Sierra Boggess is a hoot as a racist real estate snoot) but also too easy of a punching bag.
—Steven Oxman, Variety, 9 July 2024
Australian photographer Simon Theuma lit up the scene with a strobe light, concentrated into a focused point with a photography tool called a snoot.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Italian photographer Andrea Michelutti took this image underwater, using a snoot, or a device that narrows the camera’s flash down to a point.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
The snoot of the car has been extended still further and completely reshaped.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
That’s when the human reaches out and gives the cat a little boop on its snoot.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 9 Mar. 2020
Kerry McKeel with the Harris County Animal Shelter held Pumpkin the kitten, wrapped in a towel, as Spring Fire Department’s apparatus operator, Michael Alaniz, gently held the mask to Pumpkin’s tiny snoot.
—Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 19 July 2019
Noun
Their snoots ricocheted the ball off the wall and back to the owner who hit it away.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Bud is a schnauzer mix with deep, expressive eyes; beige snoot and leg stockings; and a white chest, with the rest of his fur a charcoal black.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Some significant figures are just cut completely, others reduced to a quirk, and others, in the case of the society gossips, turned into a comic chorus: genuinely funny (Sierra Boggess is a hoot as a racist real estate snoot) but also too easy of a punching bag.
—Steven Oxman, Variety, 9 July 2024
Australian photographer Simon Theuma lit up the scene with a strobe light, concentrated into a focused point with a photography tool called a snoot.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Italian photographer Andrea Michelutti took this image underwater, using a snoot, or a device that narrows the camera’s flash down to a point.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
The snoot of the car has been extended still further and completely reshaped.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
That’s when the human reaches out and gives the cat a little boop on its snoot.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 9 Mar. 2020
Kerry McKeel with the Harris County Animal Shelter held Pumpkin the kitten, wrapped in a towel, as Spring Fire Department’s apparatus operator, Michael Alaniz, gently held the mask to Pumpkin’s tiny snoot.
—Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 19 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoot
Noun
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Lisette Olivera assumes the mantle as Jess Valenzuela, a history buff and puzzle snob working odd jobs in New Orleans and mourning the recent death of her mother.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2022
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On their first day in town, treat your food snob to a fireworks show of Dallas at its most sophisticated.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Measles symptoms typically appear one to two weeks after exposure, and include fever, cough, runny nose, and rash, as well as red, watery eyes.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, nose bleeds and fatigue.—
Jordan King,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the movie, the monkey is a two-foot-tall sculpted plastic model whose arms bang up and down on a drum, as his mouth opens up to bare its teeth in a violent grimace.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Where does anxiety come in? Usually through the fingertips and toes, exiting in involuntary grimaces and moans, especially around 2AM.—
Kristen Radtke,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the Gaza proposal should be seen in the context of a president who believes fervently in his own power of persuasion, who disdains traditional diplomacy, and whose Mideast envoy is a businessman with no experience in that field.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Feb. 2025
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For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The new species’ common name refers to its distinctive snout.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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By Issy Ronald |, CNN Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic portrait that had just been captured.—
CNN.com,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What Aimee Lou Wood conveys with an energetic smile and exclamation, Walton Goggins portrays with a scowl and an expletive.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2025
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Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In one month, Trump has unilaterally changed the paradigm, disrespecting our European friends and putting us in harm’s way.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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But Gregory remains skeptical, and while Tea might not be my favorite person, the way Dr. G is shifting blame and disrespecting his wife is hard to ignore.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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Arora’s big bet helped attract us to Palo Alto Networks for the first time, realizing that the executive was quite literally putting his money where his mouth was.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The team even placed small objects in the unconscious animal's mouths, which tongue pulling dislodged.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Snoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoot. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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