mouses

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
  • Aloe vera sneaks in lightweight hydration, and wheat protein helps strengthen to keep breakage at bay.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And if his club sneaks into the postseason and perhaps make a successful run, don’t forget his role in getting them there.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Possibility lurks everywhere, even after losses.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Wild Flint The Flint snakes down Georgia, a safe distance from I-85 and I-75, before joining the Chattahoochee River in Lake Seminole and cutting across the Florida Panhandle as the Apalachicola River.
    David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Originating in the Tibetan Plateau, the Nujiang River snakes its way through southern China andeventually flows into Myanmar.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That answer will likely dictate whether XRP enters a new growth phase or slips back into another stretch of uncertainty.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Beat out Luke Gifford in practice or Gifford’s play slips?
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bottom panel’s fan mount, mentioned above, is covered from beneath by a filter that slides out, as shown below.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Her orange cat slides against our ankles.
    Sarah Adler September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Mouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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