nosing out Antonyms

Meaning of nosing out

nosing out

to defeat or surpass by a narrow margin, to defeat by a narrow margin, to discover often by prying

FAQs About the word nosing out

to defeat or surpass by a narrow margin, to defeat by a narrow margin, to discover often by prying

routing (out), locating, discovering, digging out, rooting (out), hitting (on or upon), scouting (up), getting, ferreting (out), hunting (down or up)

overlooking, missing,passing over,losing,misplacing, mislaying, mis-setting, missetting

The detective's investigative skills helped him nose out the truth from a sea of lies.

The sniffer dog nosed out the hidden stash of explosives with remarkable accuracy.

Curiosity nosed out fear as the toddler cautiously crept closer to the edge of the cliff.

The journalist nosed out a major political scoop that shook the nation.