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Derisive Laugh Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SNORT which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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noun

• a disrespectful laugh

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

verb

• indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

• make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

• inhale recreational drugs

• inhale through the nose

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interjection

• A representation of laughter.

• An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

• An exclamation of grief.

• A sound of hesitation: er, um.

• Said when making a vigorous attack.

• (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

• Used to express doubt or confusion.

• (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.

• (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

• (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

• (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

noun

• The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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noun

• a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

• a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic17 Jul 2023 Down 30
New York Times24 Nov 2016 Down 43
New York Times17 Jul 2007 Down 57
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