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
The First World War turned such musings into a plan of action. Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025 Alongside his riveting dispatches on Moscow’s missile blitzes on Ukraine - and threats of nuclear attacks on any Western ally coming to its aid - Dickinson has also been charting Putin’s musings and machinations on recreating the Russian Empire. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 This Creator Thinks So By Melissa Fleur Afshar Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Darrell Hester, a 30-year-old content creator from Georgia, never expected his musings on Gen Z nightlife to spark a cultural debate among viewers online. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Some of the most famous, and widely taught, works of literature are musings on gender and sexuality. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025 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 14 May. 2025.

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