mouse over

verb

To move a computer mouse pointer over (an element of the display).

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitivecomputingTo move a computer mouse pointer over (an element of the display).

    You want to make the caption visible when the visitor mouses over the image.

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APA

mouse over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouse%20over

MLA

“mouse over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouse%20over. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouse over,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouse%20over.

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