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nose poking

nose poking is the present participle and gerund of nose poke.

Meaning of nose poke

Verb

nose poke (third-person singular simple present nose pokes, present participle nose poking, simple past and past participle nose poked)

  1. To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam

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Questions about nose poking

What is nose poking the present participle and gerund of?
Nose poking is the present participle and gerund of nose poke.

Words near nose poking in the dictionary

  1. nose piercing
  2. nose piercings
  3. nose poke
  4. nose poked
  5. nose pokes
  6. nose poking
  7. nose powder
  8. nose putties
  9. nose putty
  10. nose ring
  11. nose rings

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