nosed

verb

Definition of nosednext
past tense of nose
1
as in sniffed
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose could nose the garbage from across the street

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2
as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business

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3
as in dragged
to move slowly the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while

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Recent Examples of nosed Out of frame, Ryan’s girlfriend, Carolina Mahedy, a former sommelier at Le Bernardin, nosed a glass. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Advertising nosed up 3% (impressions were higher, rates lower). — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 But the thoroughbred colt nosed his way into the action down the stretch, and suddenly Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz were streaking past the field, favorites in the rear view. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 3 May 2026 The scents were nosed by Lyn Harris and developed via Robertet, and the bottles — inspired by 19th century Chinese snuff bottles — feature porcelain caps designed by Jonathan Yamakami. — James Manso, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 When Mochi nosed the one with truffles, Pera gave him a treat. — Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosed
  1. sniffed
  2. interfered
  3. dragged
  4. smelled
  5. messed
  6. crawled
  7. inhaled
  8. poked
Verb
  • In the late 1950s, Johnny and Vivian Cash, his first wife, along with their three daughters, moved from Memphis, Tennessee to California as the fabled singer sniffed out a potential career in Hollywood, like his contemporary Elvis Presley.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • When The Associated Press visited Sunday, Tigrino cautiously emerged from his shelter, sniffed the air and paced around for a few minutes before slipping back into the foliage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sniffed
Verb
  • But if the plan was to let sleeping dogs lie, Bartiromo interfered by passing along the internal guidance.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of interfered
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  • Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As Findley dragged the driver from the truck, Deputy Chase Blatt, driving north on I-35, saw the fire and the driver being pulled from the truck.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dragged
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  • In my early memories, my grandfather had smelled like carpet cleaner.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For Dylan Feierabend, there are few things more life-affirming than fishing for redtail surfperch and smelt at Centerville Beach in rural Humboldt County.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of smelled
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  • Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of messed
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  • In a historic first, two olive ridley sea turtles crawled out of the sea within the second week of September and laid their eggs in pits of sand in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The technology isn’t perfect, Walsh said; if Gus had crawled beneath a bush to sleep, the camera wouldn’t necessarily find him.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • The chemical is highly corrosive, toxic when inhaled or touched, and flammable under specific concentrations.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhaled
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  • Gray-green eyes poked up from its small, round shell, which was the color of sand, and its legs made a soft, scuttling sound.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Flip and continue to cook until the flesh begins to flake when poked with a fork, 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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