ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Beagle

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbiːɡəl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Beagle is a noun meaning A person who snoops on others; a detective.

Meaning

A person who snoops on others; a detective.

More Meanings

  1. A bailiff.
  2. A small kind of shark.
  3. To hunt with beagles.
  4. To search.
  5. A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.

Example Sentences

[…]Pope clapped his hand to his forehead and beagled like a maniac; he had clean forgotten Thorofare Gap.
[…] reading men who beagled for fresh air and exercise, impecunious hunting men who beagled for economy[…]
[…]whereas burying a body in the wooded area beyond the backyard was the quickest way to make a Nassau County Police Department beagle look good.

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