mouse around
To mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodentTo mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodent.
» A mouse is running around the room.
Eine Maus läuft im Zimmer herum. — Manfredo
По комнате бегает мышь. — sharptoothed
Мышь бегает по комнате. — nina99nv
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2 senses(intransitive)To mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodent.
(transitive)To look around the Internet.
Examples
6 sentencesA mouse is running around the room.
ruПо комнате бегает мышь. — sharptoothed
deEine Maus läuft im Zimmer herum. — Manfredo
One mouse is running around in the room.
The mouse was running around under the bed.
ruМышь бегала под кроватью туда-сюда. — Karok
deDie Maus lief unter dem Bett herum. — brauchinet
Tom chases a mouse around all day.
Tom chased the mouse around the house.
Forms
mouses around, mousing around, moused around, moused around| Base form | mouse around · to mouse around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mouses around |
| Present participle | mousing around |
| Past simple | moused around |
| Past participle | moused around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.