nose around (English, verb)
expansion: nose around (third-person singular simple present noses around, present participle nosing around, simple past and past participle nosed around)
Senses:
glosses: To snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
tags: idiomatic
informal
glosses: To browse; to look at, especially to satisfy one's curiosity.
tags: idiomatic
informal
glosses: Of an animal, to explore using the nose.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: noses around
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nosing around
tags: participle
present
form: nosed around
tags: participle
past
form: nosed around
tags: past