Mousing

Word MOUSING
Character 7
Hyphenation mous ing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Mousing"

What do we mean by mousing?

A binding or metal shackle around the point and shank of a hook to prevent it from slipping from an eye. noun

Mouse-catching; given to catching mice.

The act of watching for or catching mice. noun

Nautical, same as mouse, 6. noun

In a loom, a ratchet-movement. noun

Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. adjective

The act of hunting mice. noun

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 straighening out. noun

A ratchet movement in a loom. noun

A hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking. noun

Present participle of mouse. verb

The act of hunting mice. noun

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 straighening out. noun

A ratchet movement in a loom. noun

To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.

To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.

To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

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The word "mousing" in example sentences

Ah, not me because I ain't no fooltimer -- I earn some B&B just putting pen to paper aka mousing the PC tap-danzing wit 'thy fingers .... ❋ Unknown (2009)

To antiquaries and lovers of the odd and curious it must ever be valuable; but the obligation of having a fellow of Magdalen at one's elbow much interferes with that quiet, cozy "mousing" so dear to the soul of a bibliomaniac. ❋ Various (N/A)

Phil seemed in no particular hurry to proceed afterward; and Larry, who had been "mousing" around, as he called it, surprised his chum by declaring that the appearance of the country indicated the presence of game. ❋ St. George Rathborne (N/A)

Their sharp, cur-like barks used often to rouse us, and of a dark evening we would hear them out in the fields, "mousing" around the stone-heaps, making a queer, squeaking sound like a mouse, to call the real mice out of their grass nests inside the stone-heaps. ❋ William Patten (1902)

The main benefit to using the RollerMouse Free is to help reduce repetitive stress injuries in your 'mousing' arm, but it also helps keep your hands near the ❋ Unknown (2009)

; - Use the Apps (or * Btn2) for context menus; arrows, 'mousing' or shortcuts select items. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, they have learned and gained confidence that, no matter how daring their initial sketches may be, some young architect who has been 'mousing' around almost since he was in his/her crib, will be able to translate them into something constructible. " ❋ Unknown (2010)

After cutting off a test section, he tried mousing over it and was pleasantly surprised at the results. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are a LOT of things you can do faster from a command line than mousing around. brianburnham ❋ Unknown (2009)

For another multi-monitor friendly application that will cut down on the time you spend mousing about check out Multi-Monitor Mouse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

-- You can preview videos in search results by mousing over them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because she knew that to simply stop working was not an option, she decided to retrain herself to use her left hand for mousing. ❋ Candid Engineer (2009)

An alpha-testing friend of mine said it took “a few hours” over one or two days to start using the buttons without thinking too much about it, but he still occasionally catches himself mousing toward the wrong side of a window. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the point of using two buttons here is not overriding default mousing functionality -- or have I misunderstood your point? ericesque ❋ Unknown (2009)

I like a good book cover and mousing around I followed the link from you to 'Retiring Type' and from him to 'The Idler' and found a truly eye-catching cover from Damien Hirst. ❋ Peter Ashley (2008)

I was mousing around with the new-to-me Google News Archive search, which pulls up historical articles, and found this item from the New York Times, December 5, 1910. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Although short on color, they're chock full of imagination, interactivity, playfulness, and hidden surprises: scrolling over a word makes it morph into a string of terms, clicking lets you create a one-person band, and mousing over characters makes them come alive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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