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is nosing

  • present progressive
    of nose (3rd person singular).
    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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When the very restaurant that kick-started the revival of British seasonal cooking is nosing around the neighborhood, there can be no better proof that Soho is gastronomically edgy again.

From Time ● Jul. 21, 2010

Based in Beaverton, Ore., the company is nosing ahead of its archrival Reebok, which controls about 22% of the market.

From Time Magazine Archive

Land that went for $200 an acre before Disney Day can soar overnight to $100,000 on the rumor that Disney is nosing around.

From Time Magazine Archive

Zere is nosing nor anywhere to hide such doings.

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

Withem is nosing around El Paso as you know, lying low for some folks that we know of there.

From The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers Or, On the Trail of the Border Bandits by Patchin, Frank Gee