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schnauben

schnauben

German

Verb

schnauben (third-person singular simple present schnaubt, past tense schnaubte or archaic schnob, past participle geschnaubt or archaic geschnoben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to snort, to pant (to breathe loudly)

Usage notes

  • The verb schnauben is most often used referring either to animals, particularly horses, or to someone’s snorting out of anger. The related form schnaufen is more common otherwise (although this distinction is not clear-cut).
  • Only the weak conjugation is common today. The strong forms are widely obsolete.

Conjugation

Weak conjugation
Strong conjugation (archaic)

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