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mouse

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verb (1)

as in to sneak
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

moused

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verb (2)

past tense of mouse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mouse
Noun
In mouse studies, for instance, curcumin slowed the activation of potassium channels in T cells, which play a role at the start of psoriasis.8 According to some studies, curcumin helps heal wounds by decreasing the body's natural response to skin wounds, like inflammation and oxidation. Rebeca Schiller, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025 SteelSeries Rival 3 Optical gaming mouse, RGB Light, 400-plus hour battery life, 3.74 oz. $23.05 at Walmart $49.99 Save $26.94 Get Deal The SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless mouse performs surprisingly well for the cost. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Verb
What’s more, mice need only 20 days to gestate, making for a quick turnaround from embryo to mouse pup. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 Cooking Salmon With Avocado and Cilantro Salad Jan. 14, 2025 If those don’t appeal, mouse your way over to New York Times Cooking and make your own list. Sam Sifton, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
Noun
  • Floundering in his career and stressed about planning his wedding, Yvan’s woes compound when his oldest friends turn their insults on him, calling him a coward, an amoeba and a fan of motel art.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • That’s when one coward hit me from behind with a backpack.
    Brie Stimson , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Direct fatalities Direct fatalities include deaths due to things like cold weather exposure, avalanches and icicles falling, Hurley said.
    Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Kelly scooped at the firm snow, tiny icicles swaying from his white mustache, but couldn’t find a lair.
    Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Educate Employees About Their Benefits Awareness is only the tip of the benefits literacy iceberg.
    Marcy Klipfel, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.
    Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.
    New York Times, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • Factor in the current state of the Sox, and the milquetoast and malaise of their last several seasons, and the need for a young superstar savior is sky-high.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
  • Lottie was running a pretty milquetoast self-help retreat.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
  • Tiny sea creatures living in the seaweed, like jellyfish and sea lice, can also cause skin rashes and blisters.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This coming of age story captivated us all the way down the pink sheep.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025
  • With partner Jean Pierre Daguerre, Moulton raised sheep and cattle, but when the sheep part of the enterprise did not go well, the two parted ways and Moulton concentrated on cattle ranching.
    Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 19 May 2025

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“Mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouse. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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