Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosing

/nˈoʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
nos-ing
IPA
/nˈoʊzɪŋ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of nose

noun

An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose.

noun

That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.

noun

Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

nosings (plural)

Rhymes With

closing opposing exposing imposing posing proposing composing disclosing disposing supposing enclosing decomposing

Questions

How do you pronounce nosing?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈoʊzɪŋ/.
What does nosing mean?
present participle and gerund of nose

How to pronounce nosing

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