Mouse
Mouse verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.
Usage example: a cat mousing along in the shadows of the garden
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Synonyms for Mouse
Slip and mouse are semantically related in move topic. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead a verb "Mouse".
Slip
Slip verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.
Usage example: slipped behind the cover of the trees
Both words in one sentence
- What wasn't easy was the first puzzle in Dream, where you had to mouse over coloured blobs to change the colours to the right colour and there are about 7 different colours they all cycle through and a slip of the mouse could ruin half an hour's work.
Source: Guide Dang It / Adventure -
In The Great Mouse Detective, the poor rat who let slip "Rat" was hiccupping throughout his speech and song as well.
Source: Alcohol Hic -
The heroes also turn King Andon into a mouse to slip him out of the castle.
Source: Tabletop Game / Mice and Mystics
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Slip and Mouse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mouse/slip
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Slip or Mouse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mouse/slip.
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