pry+about
11nose about — or[nose around] {v. phr.}, {informal} To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. * /In Grandmother s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures./ * /The detective was nosing around in… …
12nose around about — look for something kept private or secret, pry The secretary was nosing around in her boss s desk trying to discover what was going on …
13Mouse — Mouse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mousing}.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. [1913 Webster] 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. [1913 Webster] …
14Moused — Mouse Mouse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mousing}.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. [1913 Webster] 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. [1913 Webster] …
15Mousing — Mouse Mouse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mousing}.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. [1913 Webster] 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. [1913 Webster] …
16Owl — Owl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Owled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owling}.] 1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night.… …
17Owled — Owl Owl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Owled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owling}.] 1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night …
18Owling — Owl Owl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Owled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owling}.] 1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night …
19snoke — I Cleveland Dialect List to smell at; also pronounced snoork II North Country (Newcastle) Words to smell, to pry about curiously …
20scrounge — to acquire by irregular means, 1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dial. scringe to pry about. Popularized by the military in World War I. Perhaps related to… …
