snootle around
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To wander around poking your nose into things in a restless or fussy way.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To move about restlessly and nosily, searching through things or prying into others' affairs.
"The cat spent the whole afternoon snootling around the kitchen, hoping to find something to eat."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Very rare and informal. Likely derived from 'snoot' (nose) or a blend of 'snoop' and 'nootle.' Primarily British. ESL learners are very unlikely to encounter this outside of very colloquial or dialectal speech.
Commonly used with
about around restlessly
Forms
Base
snootle around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snootles around
he/she/it
Past simple
snootled around
yesterday
Past participle
snootled around
have + pp
-ing form
snootling around
continuous
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