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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