nosing
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ
Verb[edit]
nosing
- present participle and gerund of nose
Noun[edit]
nosing (plural nosings)
- An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose.
- 1982, Dave Hughes, An Angler's Astoria:
- The hours of the day often follow such a beginning like a wagging tail follows through the nosings and affections and fireside dreamings of a happy dog.
- That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.
- Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.