snoke

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verb

To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.

OriginMiddle English snoken ← Old Norse *snoka ← Proto-Germanic *snukōną →
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Meanings

snoke1

verbsnoke (third-person singular simple present snokes, present participle snoking, simple past and past participle snoked)

present singular third person snokes · participle present snoking · participle past snoked · past snoked · alternative snook · alternative snoak · alternative snouk · alternative snock · alternative obsolete snooke · alternative obsolete snooac · alternative obsolete snouke · alternative obsolete snowk

  1. ambitransitivedialectalTo sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.
  2. ambitransitivedialectalTo sneak about; to spy on; to snoop.
  3. ambitransitivedialectalTo snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise.

Snoke2

proper nounSnoke (plural Snokes)

plural Snokes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*snukōną“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”
  2. Old Norse*snoka
  3. Middle Englishsnoken
  4. Englishsnoke

From Middle English snoken, possibly from Old Norse *snoka, from Proto-Germanic *snukōną (“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”), from the root *snuk-, of uncertain origin. Compare sneak and snoop for the sound symbolism.

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Anagrams

NokesSenkoNoseksokensnoek
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APA

snoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snoke

MLA

“snoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snoke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snoke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snoke.

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