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- Dictionarymusing/ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a period of reflection or thought: "his musings were interrupted by the sound of the telephone"
adjective
- 1. characterized by reflection or deep thought: "the sad musing gaze"
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MUSING definition: 1. present participle of muse 2. to think about something carefully and for a long time: . Learn more.
: thoughtfully abstracted : meditative. musingly. ˈmyü-ziŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. Adjective. broody. cogitative. contemplative. meditative. melancholy. pensive. reflective. ruminant.
Musing definition: absorbed in thought; meditative.. See examples of MUSING used in a sentence.
your thoughts or comments on something you have been thinking about carefully and for a long time : His musings on everything from sex to religion are profound. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ideas, concepts and theories. abstraction. accepted wisdom. afterthought. anthropocentrism. Darwinism. Darwinist. determinist. Dianetics. meat.
to think about something carefully and for a long time: I began to muse about/on the possibility of starting my own business. Synonyms. contemplate. meditate. ponder formal. reflect. ruminate. speculate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Thinking and contemplating. a brown study idiom. agonize over/about something. beard-stroking.
noun. 1. reflection. Carrie interrupted his musing. He was startled out of his angry musings. adjective literary. 2. tending to muse; contemplative. His long, shapely, musing sentences spread themselves over page after page. 3. dreamy. in a soft, musing voice. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
Use the adjective musing to describe something that's reflective or thoughtful, like a musing diary entry that explores the meaning of life. When you ponder or contemplate, you muse, and anything that appears this way can be described as musing.
Define musing. musing synonyms, musing pronunciation, musing translation, English dictionary definition of musing. adj. Deep in thought; contemplative. n. 1. Contemplation; meditation. 2. A product of contemplation; a thought: "an elegant tapestry of quotations, musings,...
Definition of musing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to think about or ponder quietly: [ no object] He sat by the window, musing about the world. [ used with quotations] "Maybe God doesn't play dice with the universe,'' he mused. the imaginary force thought to provide inspiration to poets, writers, artists, etc.: waiting for the muse. muse (myo̅o̅z), v., mused, mus•ing.
