Meaning of 鼻を鳴らす?


I am reading 煙草と悪魔 by Akutagawa, and came across a phrase which has me
stumped. The sentence reads as follows:

> 伊留満は、これを聞くと、小さな眼を輝かせて、二三度、満足さうに、鼻を鳴らした。"

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 (二三度).




The action is snorting (鼻を鳴らす).

_伊留満は、これを聞くと、小さな眼を輝かせて、: When the priest heard this, his small eyes lit up,_

_二三度、満足さうに、鼻を鳴らした。: and he snorted two or three times in satisfaction._

See the Jisho entry for
[鳴らす](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%B3%B4%E3%82%89%E3%81%99):

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




The action is snorting (鼻を鳴らす).

_伊留満は、これを聞くと、小さな眼を輝かせて、: When the priest heard this, his small eyes lit up,_

_二三度、満足さうに、鼻を鳴らした。: and he snorted two or three times in satisfaction._

See the Jisho entry for
[鳴らす](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%B3%B4%E3%82%89%E3%81%99):

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

