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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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