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verb

as in to sneak
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 mouse
Noun
Research from 2014 showed that bedbugs were capable of spreading to mice the pathogen that causes Chagas disease. Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 The Flex program allows customers to rent prebuilt gaming PCs starting at $59 per month (not including a mouse, keyboard, or monitor). Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
For now, voters mousing over to rival campaign websites won’t see nearly as many policy positions to contrast with those of the former President. Time, 12 June 2023 Researchers sifted through more than 13,000 potential candidate molecules to find one, called 6bK, that bound to mouse IDE in a test tube. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2014 See all Example Sentences for mouse 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouse
Noun
  • But then Gi-hun could die looking down on him as both a dog and a coward.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Vikings are cowards who didn't take a viking ship.
    Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Dating back to the 1930's, not only were these glass ornaments coated with a layer of shiny bright colors, they were produced in a variety of shapes such as hearts, bells, and icicles, as well as the traditional baubles.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Cuyahoga National Park’s Ledges Trail is one of America’s most scenic winter hikes due to the dramatic icicles that can form on the rocks.
    Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This is the first time in all eighteen years of her life that Grace has ever snuck out of her mother’s house.
    Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Atlanta snuck into the postseason before getting bounced in the Wild Card round.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After ten days of cruising Antarctic waters, dodging icebergs, and spotting elephant seals, the cruise’s 140 passengers could toss their Dramamine, catch a plane from the gravel runway at Frei Station research base, and fly straight back to Chile.
    Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
  • A couple in Scotchtown, New York spotted what turned out to be the tip of a fossil iceberg.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The shadow of Michael Haneke lurks in every corner of its immaculate but knowingly enigmatic compositions.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
  • There have been few depictions of Dracula as a true weirdo — a guy who lurks in the corner and makes unsolicited comments about the beauty of Harker’s wife’s neck — but Schreck’s portrayal of Dracula as a wealthy foreign invader is essential to the cinematic history of the count.
    Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
  • After cooling for five minutes in the pan, slide the biscuits onto a wire rack so the edges stay nice and crispy (rather than soggy).
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Andrew Copp came through with a good forecheck and puck battle behind the net, with Kane swooping in to scoop up the puck, then sliding it across to DeBrincat for the quick response.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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

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