MOUSE - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce mouse?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of mouse by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of mouse through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of mouse is /mˈaʊs/.

Definition of mouse according to Wiktionary:
mouse can be a noun or a verb

As a noun mouse can mean:
1. Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
2. A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
3. A quiet or shy person.
4. (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
5. Hematoma.
6. 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.
7. A familiar term of endearment.
8. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
9. A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
10. A small cushion for a woman's hair.

As a verb mouse can mean:
1. To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
2. To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
3. To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
4. To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
5. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

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