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annusare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
  • nuzzle verb To press your nose, face or head firmly against something.
  • smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
  • sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.

Senses

annusare is used for these senses in English:

  • nose (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
  • nuzzle Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.
  • smell (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
  • sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

nose — full definition

  1. noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
  2. noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
  3. noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
  4. verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
  5. verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."

nuzzle — full definition

  1. verb To press your nose, face or head firmly against something.
  2. verb To touch or rub (someone or something) using the nose, face, or similar, or with an object.
  3. verb Of an animal: to use its nose to dig something, usually food, out of the ground.
  4. verb To push your nose or face into someone or something in a gentle, affectionate way.
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