n.
Pronunciation: ' mau ̇ z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: moused ; mous · ing
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1 : to hunt for mice
2 : to search or move stealthily or slowly
transitive verb
1 obsolete a : BITE , GNAW b : to toy with roughly
2 : to search for carefully ― usually used with out