nose around

VERB

beat the bushes

Synonyms

WEAK

forage poke around search search through

VERB

hunt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drag examine forage go after interrogate investigate prowl scour seek

STRONG

delve grope inquire probe quest question ransack rummage sift trace trail winnow

WEAK

be on the lookout cast about ferret out fish for look all over hell look high and low run down scratch around search high heaven try to find

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer ignore reply rush

WEAK

let go neglect

VERB

investigate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider examine explore inspect interrogate probe question review scrutinize search study

STRONG

bug case delve dig eyeball frisk inquire muckrake poke prospect pry read reconnoiter research scout sift spy tap wiretap

WEAK

be all ears check out check over check up feel out give the once-over go into inquisite listen in look into look over make inquiry put to the test run down stake out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer forget ignore neglect reply

STRONG

leave alone overlook

VERB

prowl

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lurk roam scavenge skulk slink stroll tramp

STRONG

cruise hunt patrol range rove slip snake sneak stalk steal tiptoe

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore neglect

WEAK

rush

VERB

pursue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go after seek

STRONG

accompany attend badger bait bug chivy dog fish harass harry haunt hound hunt oppress persevere persist plague ride shadow stalk tag tail trace track trail

WEAK

bird-dog camp on the doorstep of give chase hunt down move behind play catch up poke around prowl after run after run down scout out search for search high heaven search out take out after track down

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist be lazy give up help ignore leave leave alone let go neglect quit run away stop support

WEAK

discontinue eschew retreat shun

Example Sentences

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Several then rush inside and begin to nose around.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

Nope, out there you’re stuck with the offerings at the exits unless you want to get off and drive into a small town and nose around for a diner.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2017

When I tested the device I didn't catch a burglar, but I did discover that a mystery cat was making use of the cat flap and having a good old nose around my front room.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2015

In 2002, New Balance hired him to nose around a factory run by one of its former licensees in China, a Taiwanese businessman named Horace Chang.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2010

One sent in a stringer to nose around The Coffee Pot Cafe for a human-interest story since it was August, a slow month for news.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

nose around

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