nose poking

A form of nose poke — 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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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nose poke
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APA

nose poking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20poking

MLA

“nose poking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20poking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nose poking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20poking.

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