musing

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noun

mus·ing ˈmyü-ziŋ

Synonyms of musing next

: meditation

My musing and writings on this issue do not come from the groves of academe.—

Herbert S. White

musing

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adjective

: thoughtfully abstracted : meditative

musingly

ˈmyü-ziŋ-lē

adverb

Examples of musing in a Sentence

Adjective he was clearly in a musing mood, and did not feel like talking just then

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But these pseudo-philosophical musings on the nature of free will and fate, which wouldn’t sound especially out of place in a stoned freshman’s dorm room, are at least presented with some panache, as a vengeful orphan challenges a crumbling city’s unfeeling ruler to a game of Go. —

Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Conceptually, ‘Moonlight Rhapsody’ is powered by El Khalil’s poetic musings over the mysteries of the moon and how humanity’s missions there have altered the course of earthly history. —

Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 This year’s Postcards From Texas makes a more deliberate theme of Lambert’s musings on home. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024 Inside lie interviews with perfumer Fanny Bal, musings on the relationship between fragrance and self, and more. —

Noor Lobad, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for musing