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Raremousing
The correct spelling is mousing.
How to pronounce mousing
verb
Say it like: Mow-sin-g
The correct spelling is mousing. To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around). For example: "Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack."
Usage Examples
“Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- 2.To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
- 3.To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- 4.To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- 5.To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.
noun
- 1.The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.
- 2.A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- 3.A ratchet movement in a loom.
adjective
- 1.Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
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