nose about
phrasal verb
nosed about; nosing about; noses about
British
: to search for something (such as private or hidden information) in usually a quiet or secret way
She caught him nosing about in her papers/office.
The police nosed about the property for a while, but they didn't find anything.
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“Nose about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20about. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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