How do you use Nosing in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Nosing meaning
present participle and gerund of nose
Using Nosing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of nose
Context around Nosing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nosing
- In this selection, "nosing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rodney, profile, brown, ahead, tasting and glass stand out and add context to how "nosing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 180 automatically nosing the aircraft and and a nosing glass. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nosing" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nosing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The aircraft then rolled 180°, automatically nosing the aircraft into a dive. (12 words)
This includes blenders, like Balmforth, who are nosing, tasting and adjusting the batches themselves. (14 words)
More than a dozen Pembroke Welsh corgis dashed down the grassy course, with Rodney nosing ahead of rivals in a photo finish. (22 words)
Apt flew a perfect flight profile, nosing over and accelerating, and he reached Mach-3.196, becoming the first person ever to fly three times faster than the speed of sound. (31 words)
Get your "Drams & Bites" ticket for $95 at thewhiskyextravaganza.com and choose from 100 different pours, plus culinary pairings, a free cigar and a "nosing" glass. (26 words)
In addition to being a genuine friend, Usagi is extremely good at brown-nosing as required, and (of course) at crying to get what she wants. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
More than a dozen Pembroke Welsh corgis dashed down the grassy course, with Rodney nosing ahead of rivals in a photo finish.
This includes blenders, like Balmforth, who are nosing, tasting and adjusting the batches themselves.
Apt flew a perfect flight profile, nosing over and accelerating, and he reached Mach-3.196, becoming the first person ever to fly three times faster than the speed of sound.
Get your "Drams & Bites" ticket for $95 at thewhiskyextravaganza.com and choose from 100 different pours, plus culinary pairings, a free cigar and a "nosing" glass.
In addition to being a genuine friend, Usagi is extremely good at brown-nosing as required, and (of course) at crying to get what she wants.
The aircraft then rolled 180°, automatically nosing the aircraft into a dive.