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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mousing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
mous-ing
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mouse

noun

The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.

Countable; Uncountable

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 straightening out.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A ratchet movement in a loom.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Use of the mouse

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

mousings (plural) more mousing (comparative) most mousing (superlative)

Derived Forms

mousingly

Phrases

mousing hook

Questions

What does mousing mean?
present participle and gerund of mouse

How to pronounce mousing

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