Verb (used without object) : The burglar moused about for valuables. From Dictionary.com.
She had a mouselike face, the features small and tight. From Wordnik.com. [Death on the River Walk]
Or even a 'bizarrely high-pitched querulous mouselike squeak.'. From Wordnik.com. [University Challenged] Reference
She tried to say she was sorry, but she could make only mouselike sniffles. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
There was one mouselike squeak of surprise, then a sinister, enduring silence. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Company]
This kind of un-mouselike behaviour gets him thrown in the dungeon by the other mice. From Wordnik.com. [Review: The Tale of Despereaux] Reference
Henceforth it would be scurry from one smidgen of cover to the next, mouselike, by night. From Wordnik.com. [The White Rose]
I straightened my thin shoulders, summoned up a nest of mouselike thoughts, and walked in. From Wordnik.com. [A Letter of Mary]
"You may be mouselike despite that hair of yours, but your tongue, like a mouse's tooth, is sharp.". From Wordnik.com. [The Chain Of Destiny]
In moments, it formed a mouselike shape that scampered around on the mage's palm with lifelike curiosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign of Istar]
The police enliven safety billboards and wanted posters with two perky mouselike mascots, Pipo kun and Pipo chan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
Olivia squared her shoulders and raised her chin, even though—or perhaps because—she felt so small and mouselike. From Wordnik.com. [THE VOW] Reference
And this means building lasting relationships which provide stability and joy, not taking a pill or manipulating a mouselike object. From Wordnik.com. [Making Sense Of Female Sexuality] Reference
Oom Charles strongly resembled his nephew, although his hair was grey and he stooped a little, and his wife was small and mouselike. From Wordnik.com. [A Summer Idyll]
Margaret was new at Rowley Lodge, replacing mouselike old Robinson who had finally scratched his way at seventy into unwilling retirement. From Wordnik.com. [Bonecrack]
Despite this reassuring thought Petal kept her eyes on the skies—she fled under her blankets with mouselike speed if a big bird showed itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Berrybender Narratives] Reference
The little voices of the hermitage were giving their mouselike welcome. From Wordnik.com. [The Tyranny of Weakness] Reference
He rubbed her hand protectingly, her mouselike hand in its fur-lined glove. From Wordnik.com. [The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life] Reference
I know the fine gentleman, and have had experience of his mouselike nature. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of the Great Elector] Reference
He heard the mouselike squeal of its young a moment later under the sapling floor. From Wordnik.com. [Isobel : a Romance of the Northern Trail] Reference
And he began to weep, very quietly with a mouselike sound and the slow horrible tears of age. From Wordnik.com. [Young People's Pride] Reference
The mouselike animals, found in the grasslands of North America, are famous for social monogamy. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Agnosticism / Atheism] Reference
The capability to tap directly on icons and buttons eliminates the need for mouselike functionality. From Wordnik.com. [InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs] Reference
The MyLincoln Touch is easy enough to use, and the mouselike joysticks on the steering wheel are quite simple. From Wordnik.com. [AutoWeek - Racing News Feed] Reference
Rutigliano put the bird on the ground and watched as it scurried, looking more mouselike than birdlike, under a small thornbush. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
These mouselike creatures are among the small minority of mammals - less than 5 percent - who share humans 'propensity for monogamy. From Wordnik.com. [Phawker] Reference
An official cartoon portrayed a mouselike scientist wh~ = ingA stove like yours can only boil water to make tea. ". From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
There was a sudden mouselike scurry. From Wordnik.com. [She Is The Darkness]
He folded mouselike grey paws. From Wordnik.com. [Tour de Force]
On stealthy, mouselike feet she trod. From Wordnik.com. [The Listeners and Other Poems] Reference
His mouselike eyes focussed on the yawning Weiss. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Mission Moluk]
"mouselike creatures are among the small minority of mammals - less than 5 percent - who share humans 'propensity for monogamy. From Wordnik.com. [Clipmarks | Live Clips] Reference
Donna was mouselike. From Wordnik.com. [Twice shy]
Then he's mouselike.). From Wordnik.com. [Dorky Dad] Reference
"That miserable mouselike creature!. From Wordnik.com. [Brigands of the Moon] Reference
Agnes,” she ventured in her mouselike way. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Felix] Reference
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