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nosing over

nosing over is the present participle and gerund of nose over.

Meaning of nose over

Verb

nose over (third-person singular simple present noses over, present participle nosing over, simple past and past participle nosed over)

  1. (intransitive) To crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward.

Questions about nosing over

What is nosing over the present participle and gerund of?
Nosing over is the present participle and gerund of nose over.

Words near nosing over in the dictionary

  1. nosinesses
  2. nosing
  3. nosing about
  4. nosing around
  5. nosing out
  6. nosing over
  7. nosings
  8. nosireebob
  9. nosism
  10. nosist
  11. Nosivka

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