nosing
present participle ofnose
nose
verb
uk/nəʊz/us/noʊz/noseverb(SEARCH)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]informal
tolookaround orsearchinordertodiscoversomething,especiallysomething that otherpeopledo notwantyou tofind:
There were somereportersnosingabout/around.
Thepolicecame in andstartednosingintodrawersandlookingthroughpapers.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- mudlarking
- nose
- scout
- scratch
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- shakedown
noseverb(VEHICLE)
[IorT,+ adv/prep]
to (make avehicle)moveforwardsslowlyandcarefully:
Thecarnosedoutof thesidestreet,itsdriverpeeringanxiouslyaround.
Hecarefullynosed hislorryintothesmallspace.
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- steer
- steerable
- ton
- undertake
- undertaking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Slow and moving slowly
Phrasal verb
nosesomethingout
Examplesofnosing
nosing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The benefit of the genetic algorithm was in cross-breeding favourite responses, innosingaround the space without aimless randomisation.
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They are exactly like a dognosingaround and looking for a bone to pick here, there, and everywhere.
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Some people with a nose for opportunities, particularly financial opportunities, have beennosingin.
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No one can handle employeés efficiently bynosingabout.
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Who is going to startnosinground to see if there is any mineral wealth there waiting to be exploited?
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The main associations with tuberculosis are markets andnosingacross boundary fences.
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Parts of the northbound platform riser walls and some platform nosings remain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The central skid was to stop the aircraftnosingover on rough ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Twin-wheeled undercarriage units were mounted below each engine, with a tailskid and a nose skid to preventnosingover.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The phase of competition for teats and ofnosingthe udder, lasts for about one minute, and ends when milk flow begins.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They have a tour which costs 7.50 and currently includes two drams and anosingglass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The aircraft then rolled 180, automaticallynosingthe aircraft into a dive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pitch line is the imaginary line along the tip of thenosingof the treads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The piglets may then dart from teat to teat and recommence suckling with slow movements, ornosingthe udder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rocket would then coast on momentum to about beforenosingdown for reentry.
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- serious contention
- serious crime
- serious crisis
- serious criticism
- serious damage
- serious danger
- serious debate
- serious decline
- serious defect
- serious deficiency
- serious deficit
- serious deterioration
- serious difficulty
- serious dilemma
- serious disadvantage
- serious disagreement
- serious discussion
- serious disease
- serious dispute
- serious disruption
- serious distortion
- serious disturbance
- serious doubt
- serious drama
- serious drawback