nosing

• Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ

nosing

1. present participle and gerund of nose

nosing (plural nosings)

1. An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose.
   • 1982, Dave Hughes, An Angler's Astoria:

     The hours of the day often follow such a beginning like a wagging tail follows through the nosings and affections and fireside dreamings of a happy dog.

2. That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.
3. Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.

• Ngonis, nigons, sign on, sign-on