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zɪŋadjective
1.
absorbed in thought; meditative.
noun
2.
contemplation; reflection.
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Musing
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Example Sentences
- In recent weeks, he has been musing about the external forces that govern the business of advertising.
- Now the intellectuals can start musing about the hidden strengths that overcame all those too-evident weaknesses.
- Try applying the same rules to your own idiotic musing that you apply to the scientific community.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
2.
Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.
verb (used with object)
3.
to meditate on.
4.
to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English musen to mutter, gaze meditatively on, be astonished < Middle French muser, perhaps ultimately derivative of Medieval Latin mūsum muzzle
1300–50; Middle English musen to mutter, gaze meditatively on, be astonished < Middle French muser, perhaps ultimately derivative of Medieval Latin mūsum muzzle
Related forms
mus·er, noun
Synonyms
1. cogitate, ruminate, think; dream. 1, 3. ponder, contemplate, deliberate.
1. cogitate, ruminate, think; dream. 1, 3. ponder, contemplate, deliberate.
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Word Origin & History
muse
late 14c., protectors of the arts, from L. Musa, from Gk. Mousa, lit. "muse, music, song," from PIE root *mon-/*men-/*mn- "to think, remember" (see mind (n.)). The names of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (q.v.), and their specialties are traditionally: Calliope
EXPAND(epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry, lyric art), Euterpe (music, especially flute), Melpomene (tragedy), Polymnia (hymns), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy).
musing
late 14c., "complaint," from prp. of muse (v.). Meaning "pondering" is from mid-15c. Related: Musingly; musings.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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