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   muse

   /myo͞oz/

   verb

   • 1. be absorbed in thought: "he was musing on the problems he faced"
   • ▪ say to oneself in a thoughtful manner: "“I think I've seen him somewhere before,” mused Rachel"
   • ▪ gaze thoughtfully at: "he sat on the edge of the bank, legs dangling, eyes musing on the water"

   noun

   • 1. an instance or period of reflection.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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 phrasal verb.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › museMuse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MUSE is to become absorbed in thought; especially : to think about something carefully and thoroughly. How to use muse in a sentence. Did you know?

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › museMuse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   As a verb, to muse is to consider something thoughtfully. As a noun, it means a person — especially a woman — who is a source of artistic inspiration. In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolized the arts and sciences.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › museMUSE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A muse is someone who gives an artist ideas or a desire to create art, poetry, or music.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › museMuse - definition of muse by The Free Dictionary

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   Define muse. muse synonyms, muse pronunciation, muse translation, English dictionary definition of muse. think, ruminate on, dream, ponder, contemplate: I mused on his offer for a long time. Not to be confused with: mews – soft, high-pitched sounds of cats or...

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › musemuse | meaning of muse in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   muse meaning, definition, what is muse: to say something in a way that shows you...: Learn more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMUSE - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you muse on something, you think about it, usually saying or writing what you are thinking at the same time.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMUSE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    MUSE meaning: to think carefully about something for a long time: . Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmuse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    Definition of muse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.