Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nose around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: nose around
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.

Informal

verb

To browse; to look at, especially to satisfy one's curiosity.

Informal

verb

Of an animal, to explore using the nose.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The state had no business nosing around in people's sexual lives."
"As you may now realise, it has become my habit to get a feel of a racecourse by nosing around the local churches."
"Consider the West Village before you say no. You know you like nosing around the little bookshops and cafés there."
"If you just want to nose around, guided tours are given on Saturday mornings at 10.30 […]"
"We lay quietly while the bear nosed around outside only two feet away from our heads, then wandered away."
"The tiger nosed around in the weeds for a while, but soon returned to its original hiding place, presumably to mull over what it had learned."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

noses around (present, singular) nosing around (participle, present) nosed around (participle, past) nosed around (past)

Phrases

nose about

Frequently Paired Words

nose about

Questions

What does nose around mean?: To snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.

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