moused
Stalked small rodents
Moused is the past tense of mouse, meaning to hunt or catch mice: The cat moused in the barn all night.
In computing, moused means navigated using a computer mouse: She moused over the icon to see the tooltip.
In nautical use, to mouse is to secure a hook with yarn to prevent unhooking—a moused hook won't slip open.
Followed stealthily with menace
- prowledMoved stealthily about
- caughtSeized or grabbed
- pouncedSuddenly jumped to attack
- chasedFollowed to catch
pursued · cornered · trapped · ambushed · predator · prey · cat · feline
Brief sharp noise
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
- scrollWound document of parchment
- pointerReference to memory location
- dragResistance through fluid
double-click · right-click · left-click · hover · select · navigate · trackball · touchpad
stalked
Followed stealthily with menace
chased · pursued · cornered · trapped · ambushed · predator · prey · cat · feline · mouser
click
Brief sharp noise
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
- scrollWound document of parchment
- pointerReference to memory location
drag · double-click · right-click · left-click · hover · select · navigate · trackball · touchpad · desktop
scurry
Hurried small-stepped motion
burrow · nest · trap · cheese · whiskers · tail · furry · vole · shrew · pest
tinker
Mender of metal household wares
poke · nudge · manipulate · adjust · tweak · handle · maneuver · experiment · fumble · browse
- computer mouseHandheld screen navigation tool
- cat and mouseProlonged pursuit game
- mouse padSurface for a pointer device
- quiet as a mouseExtremely silent
- Mickey MouseCartoon rodent mascot
- mouse clickPressing the pointer button
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