mouse around

maʊs əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of mouse around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

search casually

search or look around in a casual way

He moused around the attic for old photos.

browse

look around

stealth

Rare

move or act in a sneaky way

Rare

She moused around the office, trying not to be noticed.

creep

skulk

sneak

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Expressions with mouse

mouse potato

person who spends a lot of time using a computer

He's a real mouse potato, always playing games online..

mouse over

move a mouse pointer over a screen element

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mute as a mouse

adj.

not speaking or making noise

The children were mute as a mouse while hiding.

play cat and mouse

tease or toy with someone before defeating them

The chess champion played cat and mouse with his opponent before winning.

poor as a church mouse

adj.

very poor, lacking money or possessions

He was poor as a church mouse after losing his job.

quiet as a mouse

adj.

extremely quiet to avoid being heard

She entered the room quiet as a mouse.

Examples of mouse around in a sentence

They moused around the garden, hoping to find the lost keys.
He moused around the kitchen, looking for snacks.
They moused around the library, avoiding the librarian.

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French:fureter dans, se faufiler, ...
German:herumschnüffeln, herumschleichen, ...
Italian:rovistare, muoversi furtivamente, ...
Spanish:curiosear, andar con sigilo, ...
Portuguese:vasculhar, esgueirar-se, ...
Chinese:随便找找, 偷偷摸摸, ...
Japanese:うろうろ探す, こそこそ動く, ...
Arabic:فَتَّشَ بِتَراخ, تَسَلَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְחַטֵּט, לְהִתְגַּנֵּב, ...
Russian:рыскать, шпионить, ...
Ukrainian:нишпорити, крастися, ...
Hindi:इधर-उधर देखना, चुपके से घूमना, ...
Bengali:এদিক ওদিক খোঁজা, চুপিচুপি চলাফেরা করা, ...
Catalan:remenar, moure's sigil.losament, ...
Czech:porozhlížet se, plížit se, ...
Danish:rode rundt, snige rundt, ...
Dutch:rondsnuffelen, sluipen, ...
Greek:ψάχνω τριγύρω, κινείται ύπουλα, ...
Hungarian:matatni, ólálkodni, ...
Khmer:រុករក, ធ្វើសកម្មភាពលួចលាក់, ...
Korean:뒤적거리다, 몰래 움직이다, ...
Persian:دنبال چیزی گشتن, یواشکی حرکت کردن, ...
Polish:szperać, skradać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):vasculhar, esgueirar-se, ...
Romanian:a căuta, a se furișa, ...
Swedish:rota runt, smyga runt, ...
Thai:ค้นหาทั่ว, ย่องไปมา, ...
Turkish:etrafta dolanmak, gizlice dolaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:lục lọi, lén lút, ...

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