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mousing

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of mouse

noun mousings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.
  2. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable A ratchet movement in a loom.
  4. countable, uncountable Use of the mouse

adjective more mousing · most mousing

  1. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. mousing saints

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@misc{mousing_2026,
  title = {mousing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mousing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}