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are nosing

  • present progressive
    of nose.
    nose
    noun
    the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.

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Mr Sabur Sai says he has stopped herding goats for others and has bought 40 of his own, several of which are nosing about his courtyard and knocking over furniture.

From Economist ● Nov. 15, 2012

Several of them are nosing around his courtyard, knocking over furniture.

From Economist ● Oct. 17, 2012

Meanwhile, films that found an audience before the season started are nosing back into the spotlight.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2011

A couple of members of the Congressional delegation are nosing around.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2011

The nurse lowered his voice.“You’d better be careful. Keepers are nosing around. It seems there was a mutiny at the saltworks.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer