muse
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MUSE
1
[no object]
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to think about something carefully or thoroughly
— usually + about, on, over, or upon
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She mused on the possibility of changing jobs.
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musing about/over what might have been
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[+ object]
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to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way
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I could sell the house, she mused, but then where would I go?
— musing
noun, plural musings
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[noncount]
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He recorded his musings [=thoughts] in his diary.
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Her musing was interrupted by the arrival of her friend.
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“I could sell the house,” she said musingly, “but then where would I go?”
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muse
/ˈmjuːz/
noun
plural
muses
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muse
/ˈmjuːz/
noun
plural
muses
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUSE
[count]
1
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a person who causes someone else to have ideas about creating a work of art
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a person who inspires an artist, writer, etc.
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The writer lost his muse when his wife left him.
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Muse
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any one of the nine sister goddesses of song and poetry and the arts and sciences in Greek mythology
