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.—
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Turning the mouse over reveals four grips—one at each end of the wide, palm-sized base—to improve the mouse’s glide.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Mouse over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouse%20over. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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