snouting

UK
/ˈsnaʊtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnaʊtɪŋ/
snoutingсуществительное
snoutings
множ.
Переводы
The snouting of the pig was evident in the garden.
Рытьё свиньи было очевидно в саду.
Определения
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.
snoutingгерундий или причастие настоящего времени
UK
/ˈsnaʊtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnaʊtɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is actively searching or probing with its snout.
Определения
Actively searching, probing, or rooting with the nose.
A snouting piglet nudged the forest floor in search of truffles.
snoutсуществительное
Определения
The projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a mammal.
The pig used its snout to dig through the soil in search of food.
A part of something that resembles or suggests the snout of an animal, such as the front end of an aircraft.
The snout of the airplane was painted with a fierce shark design.
A person's nose, especially when large or prominent.
He wrinkled his snout in distaste at the unpleasant smell.
The terminal front of a glacier at any given time.
Over the last century the glacier’s snout has retreated by nearly a kilometre.
British prison slang: tobacco or a cigarette traded or smuggled by inmates.
He saved up his dessert so he could swap it for a bit of snout later.
snoutглагол

snouting

Герундий

snouted
Прошедшее простое время
snouted
Причастие прошедшего времени
snouting
Герундий
UK
/snaʊt/
US
/snaʊt/
Used mainly of animals or figuratively of people when they poke or search with the nose; attested in major dictionaries.
Определения
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.
Синонимы
dob in
poke around
nose (around)
nose around
tattle (on)
nark (on)
grass (on)
squeal (on)
rat (on)
snitch (on)
inform on
snoutприлагательное
Определения
Used attributively before another noun to denote something that has a conspicuous or elongated snout.
The snout beetle is a serious pest for many crops.