nosing

About 0.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of nose
2. noun An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose.
3. noun That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.
4. noun Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.

Similar words

olfactory organ scent poke nuzzle nozzle wind pry nose test nouse nasophilia

Often followed by

around about the into out in round through and

Word family

nosings