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muse

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

1muse

verb \ˈmyüz\
musedmus·ing

Definition of MUSE

intransitive verb
1
: to become absorbed in thought; especially : to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively
2
archaic : wonder, marvel
transitive verb
: to think or say reflectively
mus·er noun

Examples of MUSE

  1. I could sell the house, she mused, but then where would I go?

Origin of MUSE

Middle English, from Anglo-French muser to gape, idle, muse, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus
First Known Use: 14th century

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