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 Advertising nosed up 3% (impressions were higher, rates lower). — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Sometimes a small dog nosed in the door and curled up by the space heater. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 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
  • Barkley sniffed the patient all over, and pointed right at her neck, around where the thyroid is located.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Edge rusher Bud Dupree sniffed out a screen pass and forced a throw in the dirt; then rookie edge rusher Akheem Mesidor had a sack off the edge.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sniffed
Verb
  • 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
  • One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of interfered
Verb
  • In one case, agents in Bowie, Maryland, smashed a father’s car window, dragged him out, and pinned him to the ground — while his 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children watched from the back seat.
    — Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As power outages in northwest Indiana dragged on for over a week, Alyssa Casalin said her 2-month-old boy grew increasingly restless.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • Xcel crews told fire officials that a nearby business had used a cleaning solution that smelled like propane gas.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The women looked terrible—bruised and sallow—and smelled even worse.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of smelled
Verb
  • In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Definition of messed
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  • Traffic crawled at a creep along Independence Boulevard in those days.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Seven hid under a kitchen chest freezer while five crawled on the wall next to the three-compartment sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • One of the men inhaled water, and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Rymer, meanwhile, inhaled toxic smoke from the chemical explosion that left him with severe adult-onset asthma.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of inhaled
Verb
  • In the 2024 playoffs, Carrington poked Fever phenom Caitlin Clark in the eye.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
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