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snouted

/ˈnaʊtɪd/

Translations

snoutedadjective

more snouted

Comp.

most snouted

Super.

/ˈnaʊtɪd/

à museau allongéSe dit surtout d’un animal ou, plus rarement, d’une personne dont le nez ou le museau est saillant.

The snouted animal dug through the soil with ease.

L’animal à museau allongé a fouillé le sol avec facilité.

Additional translations

à museau allongéS’emploie dans des composés zoologiques pour désigner des animaux caractérisés par un type de museau particulier.

Synonyms

snoutverb

snouted

Past Simple

snouted

Past Simple

snouted

Past Participle

snouting

Gerund

/snaʊt/

Used mainly of animals or figuratively of people when they poke or search with the nose; attested in major dictionaries.

fouillerSe dit d’un animal qui cherche en reniflant ou en remuant le sol.

The terrier snouted around the garden, sniffing every clump of grass.

Le terrier fouillait le jardin en reniflant chaque touffe d’herbe.

Synonyms

betray

rat (on)

squeal (on)

grass (on)

dob in

nark (on)

tattle (on)

nose around

snoop

pry

nose (around)

poke around

inform

inform on

snitch (on)

Definitions

snoutedadjective

Having a prominent or elongated nose or snout.

The snouted animal dug through the soil with ease.

Used in compound terms to describe animals distinguished by a particular type of snout.

The short-snouted gharial is critically endangered.

snoutverb

To poke, root, or search with the nose or snout, often while looking for food or investigating.

The terrier snouted around the garden, sniffing every clump of grass.