mouses

Definition of mousesnext
present tense third-person singular of mouse
as in sneaks
to move about in a sly or secret manner a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden

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Verb
  • Carolyn sneaks into a gala; Klein, the fairy godmother, introduces her to the instantly besotted prince, John.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Nasir Khan, a scrawny Pakistani American college student living with his parents in Queens, sneaks out and drives his dad’s taxi to a party in Manhattan.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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  • In the American pop-culture feedback loop, at the football-movie intersection between sports and cinema and how the two inform and reflect each other, lurks a line delivery that lasts only a couple of seconds.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This state of affairs allows the Thunder to be the giant that lurks quietly while pondering its choices before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • From the mouth of Lake of the Woods, the Warroad River snakes through the middle of the city limits, a few blocks from the headquarters of Marvin Windows and Doors, the employer as synonymous with the town as the sport of hockey.
    Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The dining room features a sprawling chandelier that snakes its way across the ceiling.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Responsibility slips quietly from the user to the tool.
    Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
  • An arctic cold front slips through the area as the clipper system that brought light snow Friday will drop temperatures dangerously low overnight.
    Vytas Reid, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The table slides out from the lower part of that hatch to seat four people for outside dining.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In the winter, a crossbody slides easily over heavy wool coats, so no need to keep fussing with a slipping strap.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Mouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouses. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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