verb🔗ShareAvancer prudemment, flairerTo move cautiously by advancing its front end."The ship nosed through the minefield."Le navire avançait prudemment à travers le champ de mines.actionvehiclenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharefouiner, reniflerTo snoop."She was nosing around other people’s business."Elle fouinait dans les affaires des autres.actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFlairer, reniflerTo detect by smell or as if by smell."The dog was nosing around the garden, trying to find the lost ball. "Le chien flaira autour du jardin, essayant de trouver la balle perdue.sensationactionanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrotter avec le nez, reniflerTo push with one's nose; to nuzzle."The dog was nosing my hand, hoping for a treat. "Le chien frottait sa truffe contre ma main, espérant une friandise.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDevancer de peu, l'emporter de justesseTo defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out."The brown horse just managed to nose out the black horse at the finish line. "Le cheval brun a réussi à devancer de peu le cheval noir à la ligne d'arrivée.sportraceachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNasillerTo utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang."to nose a prayer"Nasiller une prière.languagephoneticssoundcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePourvoir d'un nezTo furnish with a nose."to nose a stair tread"Pourvoir une marche d'escalier d'un nez.anatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConfronter, faire face à To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to."The two angry dogs were nosing each other, growling and ready to fight. "Les deux chiens en colère se faisaient face, grognaient et étaient prêts à se battre.actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFouiller avec le nez, reniflementAn animal's pushing or exploration with the nose."The puppy's nosing around the kitchen cabinets revealed a forgotten treat. "Le chiot qui fouillait avec son nez autour des placards de la cuisine a révélé une friandise oubliée.animalactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'extrémité, le nezThat part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser."The child tripped on the nosing of the bottom step because it was worn smooth. "L'enfant a trébuché sur le nez de la marche inférieure parce qu'il était usé et lisse.architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSaillie, nezAny similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding."The carpenter carefully smoothed the nosing of the wooden staircase tread. "Le charpentier a soigneusement lissé la saillie de la marche d'escalier en bois.architecturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
