mousing

Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of mouse

1. The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.
2. 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.
3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
4. Use of the mouse

1. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.