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snouting

/ˈsnaʊtɪŋ/

Translations

snoutingnoun

snoutings

becPartie saillante en forme de groin, notamment en contexte technique.

The snouting on the extrusion nozzle ensures that the molten plastic exits smoothly.

Le bec de la buse d'extrusion garantit que le plastique fondu s'écoule sans à-coups.

flairageAction de chercher ou de fouiller avec le nez, surtout chez les animaux.

The dog was snouting around the garden, looking for its buried bone.

Le chien faisait du flairage dans le jardin, à la recherche de son os enterré.

snoutinggerund / present participle

/ˈsnaʊtɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is actively searching or probing with its snout.

fouisseurSe dit d’un animal qui fouille le sol du groin ou du nez.

A snouting piglet nudged the forest floor in search of truffles.

Un porcelet fouisseur remuait le sol de la forêt à la recherche de truffes.

snoutverb

snouting

Gerund

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

grass (on)

poke around

nose (around)

pry

snoop

nose around

tattle (on)

nark (on)

dob in

squeal (on)

rat (on)

snitch (on)

betray

inform on

inform

Definitions

snoutingnoun

The act of using one's nose to search or investigate, often used in reference to animals.

The dog was snouting around the garden, looking for its buried bone.

A projecting part resembling a snout on a tool or machine, used to direct the flow of a substance or to fit into a confined space.

The snouting on the extrusion nozzle ensures that the molten plastic exits smoothly.

snoutinggerund / present participle

Actively searching, probing, or rooting with the nose.

A snouting piglet nudged the forest floor in search of truffles.

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.