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单词 nosing
释义

nosing

noun

nos·​ing ˈnō-ziŋ How to pronounce nosing (audio)
: the usually rounded edge of a stair tread that projects over the riser
also : a similar rounded projection

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

nosing

verb

present participle of nose
1
as in sniffing
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose could nose the garbage from across the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sniffing
  • smelling
  • inhaling
  • whiffing
  • snuffing
  • scenting
  • snorting
  • breathing
  • snuffling
  • respiring
  • savoring
  • savouring
  • drinking (in)
2
as in interfering
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • interfering
  • messing
  • poking
  • snooping
  • prying
  • obtruding
  • intervening
  • intruding
  • interloping
  • meddling
  • intermeddling
  • butting in
  • interceding
  • invading
  • encroaching
  • mucking (about or around)
  • fooling
  • interposing
  • trespassing
  • monkeying
  • fiddling
  • playing
  • tampering
  • infringing
  • chiselling (in)
  • chiseling (in)
  • barging (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • avoiding
  • ignoring
  • neglecting
  • shunning
  • overlooking
  • eschewing
  • disregarding
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3
as in dragging
to move slowly the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dragging
  • crawling
  • creeping
  • poking
  • shuffling
  • inching
  • slouching
  • snailing
  • limping
  • oozing
  • plodding
  • trudging
  • shambling
  • tramping
  • creaking (along)
  • lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • flying
  • speeding
  • racing
  • floating
  • tearing
  • zipping
  • sailing
  • gliding
  • whizzing
  • hurrying
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