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noun

Definition of mousenext
1
as in coward

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as in icicle

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verb

ˈmau̇z How to pronounce mouse (audio)
as in to sneak
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

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Recent Examples of mouse
Noun
The eponymous mouse behind the pizza-and-arcade-games empire has been a household name for decades. — Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 As Alice works to connect Catherine to a string of seemingly unrelated deaths, the two women become locked in an increasingly personal cat-and-mouse game. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, Arakawa's death at 65 is attributed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease usually contracted from exposure to mouse droppings that affects the lungs. — Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Such original approaches to mouse controls could be Nintendo's secret weapon on the Switch 2, and developers are already coming up with more inventive uses for the tech than simply bringing a cursor to console gaming. — Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
  1. coward
  2. icicle
  3. sneak
  4. wuss
  5. iceberg
  6. lurk
  7. milquetoast
  8. slide
Noun
  • If your team didn’t hand out $700 million IOUs deferred until the next century, your owner was just a cheap coward.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Corey Graves was much more talkative this time around, lambasting Big Cass as a coward while supporting Evans.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of coward
Noun
  • Florist Amy Vongpitaka revealed to PEOPLE at the time that the couple created a winter wonderland under a tent in their living room, filled with candles, branches, crystal icicles and over 70,000 white orchids.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • On April 12, the Toronto Raptors transformed Drake’s usual courtside seats into a frozen display — complete with faux ice and icicles — in what appeared to be a not-so-subtle promotion for his upcoming album, Iceman.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of icicle
Verb
  • The mini bar—located inside a gorgeous wooden cabinet—was filled with local spirits like pox, a Mayan liquor made of corn, sugar cane, and wheat, and Mayalen Guerrero mezcal in a bottle so beautiful I was tempted to sneak it back in my suitcase.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Wilyer Abreu and Adley Rutschman answered with RBI hits before Gasper's first Red Sox homer sneaked around Pesky's Pole in the seventh and Abreu hit an RBI single.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneak
Noun
  • Supporters of the Republican candidate, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, portray Democrats as wusses, cucks, soy boys who don’t follow sports.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of wuss
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  • An iceberg viewed from one side could morph into a completely different form as the ship sailed past it.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers want to continue developing the Ice Dart technology for real-world applications, including autonomous landing site selection and an emergency takeoff capability to be used if an iceberg rolls over or breaks apart.
    — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of iceberg
Verb
  • What strikes him is that the app users aren't always strangers lurking in the dark corners of the web.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The idea lurking in the shadows is that rather than just individual characters, actual story arcs from the long saga of the beloved Clone Wars series could be remade or adapted into live-action.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurk
Noun
  • And Benjamin Cole is a likable milquetoast as Sarah’s original boyfriend, Chris.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • By all accounts, being a milquetoast is a sort of vice—cowardice masquerading as prudence.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of milquetoast
Verb
  • Shares of Sandisk dropped 5%, while Corning slid 3% and Coherent fell more than 5%.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Mechanical watches, however, are rarely seen during competition, particularly in a sport where a timepiece could be subjected to the shocks of sliding, diving for a ball or being hit by a pitch.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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