moused

verb

past tense of mouse
as in lurked
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 Synonyms for moused
  1. lurked
  2. sneaked
  3. slipped
  4. slid
  5. crawled
  6. slunk
Verb
  • But trouble lurked in a left-field box seat — and at shortstop.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Former landlords lurked in bushes or on roofs or waited in cars outside our home.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lurked
Verb
  • Then, as if by magic, he was spotted at a nearby table, having snuck in through the back.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Machado snuck out of Venezuela in late 2025 to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, after spending nearly a year in hiding.
    — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of sneaked
Verb
  • Authorities said Morley, 28, slipped through a fence in his prison clothes late Sunday night before walking to the nearby farm and stealing the truck.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The stock has slipped 13% in 2026 to date, at about $64 in mid-day trading Wednesday.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of slipped
Verb
  • Zegras slid a pass to Tyson Foerster, who fired a shot on Talbot that Jamie Drysdale tipped into the net with 11 seconds remaining.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Catcher William Contreras then threw out Simpson attempting to steal second after Simpson slid off the bag.
    — Zak Gilbert, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • Giamanco crawled in through a shot-out window, reached the special education classroom and reracked his firearm in preparation for a deadly confrontation.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • The man accepted defeat and slunk off, slurping, toward the Boulevard du Temple.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The doubts that surrounded this team have slunk away, one by one, replaced by reasons for optimism.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of slunk
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“Moused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moused. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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