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
  • Remember, unlike your teenager breaking curfew and sneaking out of the house, this all happens at AI pace and AI scale.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Swift, though, is adept at sneaking into places — including GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium — undetected.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of sneaking
Verb
  • Something like that could be lurking for enrollees next year.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The consequences of synthetic content lurking on social media are not hypothetical.
    — Ofer Familier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • Originally housing offices, its heyday in Detroit’s industrial age was brief, sliding into decline in the 1960s and ultimately going vacant.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • In the meantime, relatively strong iPhone and Mac sales in this quarter didn’t stop Apple’s stock value from sliding around eight percent in after-hours trading.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of sliding
Verb
  • When the device first appeared on the rumor mill, it was tipped for a potential 2025 arrival, before slipping to spring 2026.
    — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Mercado opened the scoring in the 17th minute, slipping behind the Wave's back line before meeting Ainsley McCammon’s cross with a header for her third goal in three matches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
Definition of slipping
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