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Present participle for to detect by smell, or as if by smell
“After pouring a finger of your chosen whisky, briefly nose the glass.”
Present participle for to thrust one's nose against or into something
“Two or three of the big brown rats snuck out to twitch and nose through the trash.”
Present participle for to look around or pry into something
“It was great fun to nose around in the affairs of people who were no longer around to resent the intrusion.”
Present participle for to move very slowly (towards something)
“Just after sunrise on March 9, 1968, a few decrepit and dented assault craft nose slowly through the thin tropical fog.”
(of a person or animal) Present participle for to move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey
Present participle for to discern by the sense of smell
Present participle for to move somewhere in a slow and steady way
Present participle for to advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner
Inquisitive, typically in an unwelcome or unhealthy manner
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