Thesaurus: mousing

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Mouse
2. a. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
3. n. The act of hunting mice.
4. n. 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.
5. n. A ratchet movement in a loom.
6. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing saints." L'Estrange. 1. The act of hunting mice. 2. (Naut.) 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. 3. A ratchet movement in a loom. Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
7. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousingsaints." L'Estrange.
8. v to go stealthily or furtively v manipulate the mouse of a computer