schnauben — meaning in English

English meaning

• huff noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
• snort noun A short, harsh sound made by forcing air through the nose.

Senses

schnauben is used for these senses in English:

• blow one's nose (intransitive) To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.
• huff (transitive) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
• snort The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
• snort (intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.

huff — full definition

1. noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
2. verb To breathe out heavily, especially in annoyance or exertion.
3. verb To react with irritation or wounded pride.
4. verb (slang) To inhale a substance, especially a solvent, to get high.

snort — full definition

1. noun A short, harsh sound made by forcing air through the nose.
2. verb To make a harsh sound by forcing breath through the nose, often to show doubt or contempt.
3. verb To inhale a powdered substance through the nose.

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