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musing

[myoo-zing]

adjective

  1. absorbed in thought; meditative.



noun

  1. contemplation; reflection.

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Other Word Forms

  • musingly adverb
  • unmusing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of musing1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; muse, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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He's been musing on his roots for some time.

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Back here on the patio, the 52-year-old singer and guitarist is musing about how audiences are likely to react.

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Lord Vallance has said his diary entries were informal personal reflections and "late night musings", never intended for publication.

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The new cabinet includes representation from Canada's prairie provinces - a minister and secretary of state - where there are growing musings about separation amid a broader sense of western alienation from the power centre in Ottawa.

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He addresses his dead son, musing as to whether to plead guilty to the charges against him: “Hey, little man, can you hear me?” he intones.

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