Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick one's nose in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
stick- one's nose in
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sticks one's nose in (present, singular) sticking one's nose in (participle, present) stuck one's nose in (participle, past) stuck one's nose in (past)

Questions

What does stick one's nose in mean?
To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.

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