Meaning of 鼻を鳴らす? I am reading by Akutagawa, and came across a phrase which has me stumped. The sentence reads as follows: > " My current understanding of this sentence is: "The priest, with a glint in his eye, appeared content after hearing the answer." I'm not certain what action the priest is taking two or three times ().

The action is snorting ().

_: When the priest heard this, his small eyes lit up,_

_: and he snorted two or three times in satisfaction._

See the Jisho entry for :

> _1\. to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; **to snort (nose)** ; to snap (fingers); to crack (joints)​_
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> _2\. to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed​_
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> _3\. to state; to insist; to complain​_
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> _4\. to fart (loudly) ​Archaism_