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a(1)
: a long projecting nose (as of a swine)
(2)
: an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (such as a weevil) : rostrum
b
: the human nose especially when large or grotesque
snouted; snouting; snouts
: to dig or search with or as if with the snout
These whales feed by snouting around in soft ocean bottoms …—
Elizabeth Quill
Elizabeth QuillThe bear was on a low-level hunting mission … and snouted around for anything to fuel a furnace-like appetite …—Danny Buckland
Danny Buckland… help us to visualize precisely [Ignatius] Sancho stomping through his house, snouting about in every corner, pausing only to curse his increasingly irritating failure to track down the newspapers he is searching for.—S. S. Sanhu
S. S. SanhuExamples of snout in a Sentence
Noun
The dog raised his snout and sniffed.
a punch in the snout
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Noun
The Coupe prototype is a high-riding grand tourer with a long snout, doors that slide open rather than swing, and a fastback roofline – a classic high-line design characteristic.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
That bumper accentuates the Maserati’s alluring, shark-like snout.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
Puppy wobbles forward, bonks snout on plexiglass.
—Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
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“Snout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snout. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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: a long projecting nose (as of a swine)
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