to mouse
1
7.3
- verb
- /maʊs/
- The cat spent the afternoon mousing in the old barn, hoping to catch its next meal.
Examples
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Don't mouse around too much; we need to leave soon!
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Foxes are known for mousing in fields at dusk, listening for the faintest sounds.
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She was mousing around the kitchen, searching for a midnight snack without waking anyone.
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He moused around the house looking for his keys.
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The detective had to mouse through the dark alley, carefully avoiding any noise that might alert the suspect.
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As she approached the food pantry, she began to mouse around, trying to locate the best items for her recipe.
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To successfully find the hidden treasure, they had to mouse quietly through the abandoned building.
Synonyms
35
5.3
To move quietly around a place looking for something
32
4.3
To move smoothly and quietly like a snake along the ground
21
6.0
To move quietly and carefully while looking for animals to catch
21
7.7
To move or act quietly to avoid being noticed
2
6.8
To move quietly and smoothly so people do not notice
1
9.1
To move quietly and carefully like a small, furry pet
1
8.9
To move quietly and carefully to avoid being noticed
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Baby Talk
17
5.0
A children's game where players hold hands in a circle and try to catch someone inside
6
1.6
An action of pressing and releasing a mouse button once to choose or open something
1
2.0
A small brownish-grey animal with a pointed nose and long tail that lives in houses near people
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small brown mouse from North America with a white belly and long tail
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small hairless mouse with a weak immune system used in medical research
- US
1
9.4
A large dark mouse that lives in woods and swamps in the southeastern United States
- Australian
1
9.9
A small Australian mammal with a pouch that looks like a mouse and eats insects
- Specialized
1
8.3
A small desert mouse with long back legs that jumps like a kangaroo
1
9.5
A small North American animal with long back legs that jumps in meadows
1
9.8
A small mouse from western North America that hunts insects and scorpions and makes loud howls
- Australian
1
8.6
A small animal like a mouse that glides between trees using skin between its legs
- Offensive
1
7.7
A nickname for a law that extends copyright to help large media companies like Disney
- US
1
9.3
A small rodent active at night that lives in burrows and carries seeds in cheek pouches
- Specialized
1
9.4
A very small animal with hooves like a tiny deer that lives in Asian and African forests
- Specialized
1
9.7
A small animal with short ears that lives in holes among mountain rocks
1
5.7
A small wireless tool shaped like a pen that moves the computer pointer for drawing and precise work
- US
1
9.8
A small mouse-like animal that lives underground and eats plant roots in the eastern United States
- Specialized
1
7.0
A small surgical tool that has tiny teeth at the tips and holds delicate body tissue
- Specialized
1
8.0
A small plant with tiny white flowers that scientists often use in plant research
A small plant with white flowers that grows year after year in cold Arctic and mountain areas
A small gray mouse in North and Central America that lives in grain fields and tall grass
A small plant with white flowers and hairy leaves that grows in Arctic and mountain areas
A small brown mouse that is active at night and lives in woods and gardens in Europe
A small rodent from Mexico with fur lined cheek pouches for carrying food
- UK
A small animal like a mouse with a bushy tail that lives in trees and is active at night
- Specialized
A small mouse with stiff fur and cheek pouches that lives in dry grasslands
A small animal like a mouse with a red back that lives in mountains of Europe, Asia, and North America
A small mouse in central United States grasslands that carries food in cheek pouches
- Australian
A small animal like a mouse that carries its young in a pouch and eats insects
How Stealthy
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mouse around meaning to move quietly while looking for something comes from animals and people who move softly to hunt or search, so a cat 'mousing' moves slowly and quietly to catch its prey. That's why the word is used for quiet searching or hunting.