Mouse and Worm

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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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Worm and mouse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worm" instead a verb "Mouse".

Nearby Words: mousy, mousey, moused, mousing

Worm verb - To advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits.

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Mouse and worm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mouse" instead a verb "Worm".

Nearby Words: worming, wormed, wormy

U.S. Acres: A worm had this reaction after entering a mouse hole to hide from Booker.

Source: Eek, a Mouse!!
I never kill'd a mouse, nor hurt a fly: I trod upon a worm against my will, But I wept for it.

Source: Tender Tears
Engagement Challenge Friend to All Living Things:Marina: I never kill'd a mouse, nor hurt a fly: I trod upon a worm against my will, But I wept for it.

Source: Theatre / Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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