Snood"ed, a. Wearing or having a snood. "The snooded daughter."
Whittier.
Snook (snk), v. i. [Prov. E. snook to search out, to follow by the
scent; cf. Sw. snoka to lurk, LG. snöggen, snuckern, snökern, to
snuffle, to smell about, to search for.] To lurk; to lie in ambush.
[Obs.]
Snook, n. [D. snoek.] (Zoöl.) (a) A large perchlike marine food fish
(Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
of tropical America; -- called also ravallia, and robalo. (b) The
cobia. (c) The garfish.
Snooze (snz), n. [Scot. snooze to sleep; cf. Dan. & Sw. snus snuff.] A
short sleep; a nap. [Colloq.]
Snooze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snoozed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Snoozing.] To
doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber. [Colloq.]
Snore (snr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snored (snrd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Snoring.] [OE. snoren, AS. snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren,
snorken, snurken, to snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore,
schnarren to rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to
sputter, fizzle. Cf. Snarl to growl, Sneer, Snort. See Snoring.] To
breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.
Snore, n. A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.
Snor"er (?), n. One who snores.
Snor"ing, n. (Physiol.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so
that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the
uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh.
It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily.
Snort (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snorting.] [OE.
snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore.] 1. To force the air with violence
through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high- spirited horsed in
prancing and play. Fairfax.