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Discover Ludwig"snorted at" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to communicate that someone expressed contempt, disbelief, annoyance, etc. in a noisy and/or dismissive way. For example, "The boss snorted at the employee's suggestion and told them to think of something else."
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He snorted at the word "turkey".
All three snorted at the notion of Secret Machine groupies.
Swannee the barmaid snorted at this. "You haven't seen much of the world then," she said.
Terry Bethel, a Brooklyn barber, snorted at the notion of President Trump.
"2,500 yuan?!?" he snorted at the bus conductor, his voice dripping with disdain, steam practically roiling from his ears.
She snorted at this and said it was my leaving home that had once so troubled our relationship.
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Mr. Kolker snorts at this notion.
He snorts at his presumption.
We snort at the very idea.
Power users will snort at the specs of this machine.
NSA critics may snort at the promise of transparency.
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