The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moused; p. pr. & vb. n. Mousing.]
To watch for and catch mice.
To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.
Mousing \Mous"ing\, a.
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. ``Mousing
saints.''
--L'Estrange.
Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.
The act of hunting mice.
(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.
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A ratchet movement in a loom.
Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
Wiktionary
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. n. 1 The act of hunting mouse (or similar prey), especially by pounce on them from above. 2 (context nautical English) 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. v
(present participle of mouse English)
Usage examples of "mousing".
I went hunting and found them in a Food Fair two blocks away, Arthur trundling the basket, Chook mousing along, picking out things, wearing that glazed look of supermarket auto hypnosis.