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nose-picking

nose-picking noun: the insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus. Also the present participle and gerund of nose-pick.

Noun

nose-picking (countable and uncountable, plural nose-pickings)

  1. (uncountable) The insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
  2. (countable) A piece of mucus extracted from the nose using one's finger.

Also used as

nose-picking is also the present participle and gerund of nose-pick.

nose-picking meaning in Tagalog and Persian

nose-picking in Tagalog

insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
pangungulangot

nose-picking in Persian

insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
انگشتکردن در بینی

Forms of nose-picking

pluralnose-pickings

Questions about nose-picking

What does nose-picking mean?
Nose-picking means the insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
What is nose-picking in Tagalog?
Nose-picking in Tagalog is pangungulangot. See Nose-picking meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is nose-picking?
Nose-picking is a noun.
What is the plural of nose-picking?
The plural of nose-picking is nose-pickings.

Words near nose-picking in the dictionary

  1. nose-nippers
  2. nose-pick
  3. nose-picked
  4. nose-picker
  5. nose-pickers
  6. nose-picking
  7. nose-pickings
  8. nose-picks
  9. nose-ringed
  10. nose-shot
  11. nose-suspended

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