Citations:snout

English citations of snout

Verb

1919, John Galsworthy, Another sheaf, page 152:

For democracy, substitute "Modern Civilisation," which prides itself on redress after the event, agility in getting out of the holes into which it has snouted, and eagerness to snout into fresh ones.

2002, Robin G. Schulze, editor, Becoming Marianne Moore: The Early Poems, 1907-1924, translation of original by Marianne Moore, page 418:

She asked Warner to snout out the situation for her and report back as soon as possible.

2006, Charles Clover, The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat, page 313:

In England, at least, pigs are no longer raised in concrete silos, but outdoors with room to snout around and wallow in mud.