"nosing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nosings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} nosing (plural nosings)
  1. An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose.
    Sense id: en-nosing-en-noun-xzcSYV2y
  2. That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.
    Sense id: en-nosing-en-noun-YYIESOn3
  3. Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.
    Sense id: en-nosing-en-noun-CmddwT9t

Verb

Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nosing
  1. present participle and gerund of nose Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: nose
    Sense id: en-nosing-en-verb-eCYrZNVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 17 61

Inflected forms

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