mouse over

verb

moused over; mousing over; mouses over
computing
: to use a mouse to position a cursor over (a specific location or element on a computer screen) without clicking the mouse's button
Volume and mute are easy to access without having to mouse over to your video application.Zane Pickett

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“Mouse over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouse%20over. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

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