Nosing meaning : To move cautiously by advancing its front end. To snoop. To detect by smell or as if by smell. To push with one's nose; to nuzzle. To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang. To furnish with a nose. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to. An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose. That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser. Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.