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to snout

to snout

8.1
To look for food by pushing the nose into the ground
  • verb
  • /snaʊt/
translation icon : hozar
  • Pigs are known to snout around in the dirt for truffles.

Everybody agrees on that, OK, Right, that lets the camels snout into the tent.

Examples

  • While foraging, the rabbit snouted through the leaves for hidden food.

  • Everybody agrees on that, OK, Right, that lets the camels snout into the tent.

    ReasonTV

  • The dog used its snout to search for buried bones in the garden.

Synonyms

to root
vsto snout
14 9.0

To dig in the ground with the nose, as pigs do

includes searching for objects as well as digging for food
to nose
vsto snout
3 5.0

To find something by sniffing around

focuses on digging or probing with the front of the face to find things
to nuzzle
vsto snout
2 4.6

To push aside dirt or leaves with the nose to find something

means searching by probing with the front of the face for food
to rootle
vsto snout
  • UK
9.9

To push the nose into the ground to find food, like pigs do

also covers searching for objects as well as food

Compounds

wet snout
1 4.1

A wet nose on an animal, often a dog, that feels cool and damp

snout beetle
7.6

A small beetle with a long nose that often damages crops like grain and nuts

How Vigorous

to forage
22 4.9
to snout
8.1
to root
14 9.0
to nose
4 7.0
sniff
84 1.1

Surface Forms

snout infinitive
snouted past
snouted past participle
snouting present participle
snouts third person singular

Etymology

Snout as a verb comes directly from the noun 'snout' meaning 'nose', so to snout is to use the nose to search or root for food, just like a pig digging in the ground.