Synonyms of nosing

nosing

verb

present participle of nose

1

as in sniffing

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose

could nose the garbage from across the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sniffing
• smelling
• inhaling
• snuffing
• scenting
• whiffing
• breathing
• drinking (in)
• snorting
• savouring
• snuffling
• respiring
• savoring

2

as in interfering

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfering
• messing
• poking
• snooping
• prying
• intervening
• intruding
• meddling
• obtruding
• interloping
• mucking (about or around)
• intermeddling
• butting in
• interceding
• invading
• encroaching
• fooling
• interposing
• fiddling
• trespassing
• tampering
• playing
• infringing
• chiseling (in)
• monkeying
• barging (in)
• chiselling (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• ignoring
• neglecting
• shunning
• eschewing
• overlooking
• disregarding

3

as in dragging

to move slowly

the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragging
• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• shuffling
• inching
• slouching
• limping
• oozing
• snailing
• creaking (along)
• plodding
• trudging
• shambling
• tramping
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• speeding
• racing
• floating
• sailing
• gliding
• zipping
• tearing
• whizzing
• hurrying