nosing
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ
Verb
nosing
Noun
nosing (plural nosings)
- An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose.
- Dave Hughes, An Angler's Astoria
- The hours of the day often follow such a beginning like a wagging tail follows through the nosings and affections and fireside dreamings of a happy dog.
- Dave Hughes, An Angler's Astoria
- That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.
- Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.