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snyösk

verbaction

noisy petulant sniff or snort

To give a noisy sniff or snort, typically as a sign of annoyance or petulance.

Example in use

He gied a snyösk an gaed oot

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SNYURSK/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrenthumorous

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