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
  • Audiences embraced the films for their creeping realism and slow-building scares, which transformed ordinary bedrooms, hallways and home security cameras into places where something terrifying might be lurking just outside the frame.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Filmmaker Bennie Safdie was also seen lurking at the shows with a camera.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • The Braves spent their afternoon with Little League baseball players, sliding down hills and laughing alongside children who will remember Sunday for the rest of their lives.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Defender Kevin O'Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sliding
Verb
  • The body of a woman who rescued a child struggling in the Delaware River in New Jersey before slipping underwater herself has been recovered following an hourslong search, police said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Reduce wear time by wearing commuter shoes and slipping into heels once at your destination.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of slipping
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“Mousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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