nosing in English

noun

1

a rounded edge of a step or molding.

verb

1

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something, especially in order to smell it.

the pony nosed at the straw

synonyms: nuzzle, nudge, push

2

investigate or pry into something.

I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house

synonyms: pry into, inquire about/into, poke around/about, interfere in/with, meddle in/with, be a busybody about, stick/poke one's nose in/into, be nosy about, snoop around/into

3

(of a vehicle or its driver) make one's way cautiously forward.

he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space

synonyms: ease, inch, edge, move, maneuver, steer, guide

verb

nuzzle, nudge, push
pry into, inquire about/into, poke around/about, interfere in/with, meddle in/with, be a busybody about, stick/poke one's nose in/into, be nosy about, snoop around/into
ease, inch, edge, move, maneuver, steer, guide
wind, scent
horn in, poke, intrude, pry
nuzzle

Use "nosing" in a sentence

1. Okay, I am nosing down.

2. Nosing around for rubies and emeralds, I guess.

3. Parts of metal, except profiles of metal for nosing and stair angles for building

4. You wouldn't be thinking of nosing in on my accidental death case, would you?

5. The issue is: someone's been nosing into the deaths... of Thomas... and poor Martha Wayne.

6. Synonyms for Butting in include intruding, interfering, interrupting, meddling, obtruding, poking, prying, snooping, nosing and messing

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8. Kids don't want other kids to think they're brown-nosing, so they don't tell teachers when they've enjoyed a class.

9. Brown-nose (third-person singular simple present brown-noses, present participle brown-nosing, simple past and past participle brown-nosed) Alternative spelling of Brownnose

10. But when he set the water before it, it sniffed at the offering curiously and at last Bestirred itself, nosing down into the water.

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