mouse around

verb

To mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodent.

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Meanings

verbmouse around (third-person singular simple present mouses around, present participle mousing around, simple past and past participle moused around)

present singular third person mouses around · participle present mousing around · participle past moused around · past moused around

  1. intransitiveTo mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodent.
  2. transitivecomputingTo look around the Internet.
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Chicago

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