musing

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noun

mus·​ing ˈmyü-ziŋ How to pronounce musing (audio)
: 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 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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Noun
Kelly was once a respected journalist at Fox News, one of the network’s occasional examples of a more fair-and-balanced news person, as opposed to the far-right musings of Sean Hannity and the like. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 The band’s latest, 2021’s The Golden Casket, finds Brock further exploring his own musings on death, which seem all the more poignant since the passing of Modest Mouse co-founder/drummer Jeremiah Green. Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024 Trust me, there’s a bit of today’s puzzle in my above musings. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 The proof is in countless hours of MAGA rally footage, radio and podcast appearances, and reams of his own musings across social media. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for musing 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

see muse entry 1

Adjective

see muse entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of musing was in the 14th century

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“Musing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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