mousing

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Synonyms: musing, rousing, dousing, sousing, housing, mossing, lousing, bousing, tousing, morsing, moussing

Antonyms: musing, rousing, dousing, sousing, housing, mossing, lousing, bousing, tousing, morsing, moussing

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|mouse||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The act of [[hunt]]ing [[mouse|mice]] (or similar prey), especially by [[pounce|pouncing]] on them from above.
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} 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]].
4. {{lb|en|computing}} Use of the [[mouse]]

Adjective

1. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.

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