schnauben

Etymology
From dialectal, related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, which is part of a group of interrelated forms (see below), ultimately from a base  of the sudden drawing of breath. The verb was originally strong, but developed weak forms as early as the 16th century, which have then predominated since the 18th century. Cognate with 🇨🇬. Compare also the German variant.

Verb

 * 1)  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 is more common otherwise (although this distinction is not clear-cut).
 * Only the weak conjugation is common today.