From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Muse \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand
with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L.
morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and
cf. {Amuse}, {Muzzle}, n.]
1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
"Thereon mused he." --Chaucer.
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He mused upon some dangerous plot. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or
contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things
present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel.
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3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
musing \musing\ adj.
Thinking long and intensely.
Syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, pensive,
pondering, reflective, ruminative.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
musing
adj 1: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only
in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic
hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
[syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative},
{meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering},
{reflective}, {ruminative}]
n 1: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn:
{contemplation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination},
{musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
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