hiiviskellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• mouse noun A small rodent with a long tail, common in houses and fields.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

hiiviskellä is used for these senses in English:

• mouse (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
• sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

mouse — full definition

1. noun A small rodent with a long tail, common in houses and fields.
2. noun A handheld device used to move a pointer and click on a computer screen.
3. noun A quiet, timid person.
4. verb To search or move around cautiously and quietly.

sneak — full definition

1. verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
2. verb To take something without permission, doing it quietly and secretly.
3. adjective Done secretly, or released ahead of the official date.

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