mousing

verb

present participle of mouse
as in sneaking
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 mousing
  1. sneaking
  2. lurking
  3. sliding
  4. slipping
Verb
  • Police are investigating a rash of incidents involving people sneaking out of sewers.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pinch-hitter Eli White followed by sneaking a soft line drive up the middle to drive in Durbin, cutting the Giants’ lead to 2-1.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneaking
Verb
  • Maybe the top of the fridge hasn’t seen a wipe-down in months, or the inside of your toaster tray has some lurking crumbs.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists do not yet know whether dark matter is made up of ancient black holes lurking throughout space, undiscovered heavy and slow particles, or unknown lighter and faster particles.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • Rodriguez ducks away from the challenge before sliding a reverse pass through for Adria Pedrosa to strike at goal.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Faraday Future’s shares peaked with excitement about its EV plans in 2021 and have been sliding since then.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sliding
Verb
  • The 49ers, an otherwise good team, have for the past couple of months been weaving and slipping bad news like a boxer trying to avoid a knockout punch.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign showcases Diesel’s creased denim treated with resin, 3-D denim, trompe l’oeil cable knit denim and the new regular-fit D-Heel jean, which has hidden vertical slits near the ankle, perfect for slipping through a stiletto heel.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of slipping
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“Mousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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