to mouch

Examples

• All

• Instead of working, she spent the morning mouching about the city center.

• On rainy afternoons, he would mouch around the house with nothing to do.

• He likes to mouch around the park.

• The cat mouches lazily on the windowsill.

• On lazy Sundays, she would mouch around the house, enjoying the quietness.

• He spent the afternoon mouching through the town without any particular destination in mind.

• Instead of studying for his exam, he chose to mouch around the neighborhood.

Synonyms

M

to mope

vsto mouch

52 4.6

To feel sad and move slowly with little energy

is about aimless movement without implying sadness or low energy

M

to mope around

vsto mouch

• Informal

20 5.8

Move slowly around a place because you feel sad or bored

is about slow wandering without emotional sadness or boredom

M

to mosey

vsto mouch

• Informal

11 7.7

To walk slowly in a relaxed way, often without a fixed destination

is lazier and more aimless rather than a relaxed stroll

M

to mill about

vsto mouch

7 5.3

To move around a place without a clear reason, often in a group

is slower and more idle in movement than this group action

F

to footle

vsto mouch

• UK

1 9.9

Move around without a clear plan or purpose

is slower and lazier in movement than this expression

P

to potter around

vsto mouch

• UK

1 6.5

To move around slowly doing small jobs in no hurry

is more inactive and slow rather than goal directed

M

to maunder

vsto mouch

• UK

9.9

To walk slowly without a clear purpose

is more lazy and slow in movement rather than purposeful action

Antonyms

H

to hasten

7 3.9

Move quickly to do something

How Aimless

to loaf

7 6.2

to loiter

26 5.4

to mouch

• UK

9.9

to wander

379 1.3

to meander

27 5.3

Surface Forms

Etymology