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to nose around
[phrase form: nose]
01
to try to find something, particularly information
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
around
Base verb
nose
Present tense
nose around
3rd person singular
noses around
Present participle
nosing around
Past simple
nosed around
Past participle
nosed around
Examples
I noticed him nosing around the office, looking through files.
