mouse over

verb

moused over; mousing over; mouses over

transitive verb

computing
: to use a mouse to position a cursor over (a specific location or element on a computer screen) without clicking the mouse's button
Volume and mute are easy to access without having to mouse over to your video application.—Zane Pickett

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Before clicking a link, Evite recommended hovering your mouse over it. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 30 May 2026 Turning the mouse over reveals four grips—one at each end of the wide, palm-sized base—to improve the mouse’s glide. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mouse over was in 1997

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“Mouse over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouse%20over. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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