mousing

adjective

1. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.

noun

1. The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.

2. (nautical) 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.

verb

1. present participle of mouse