Simple Definition of muse
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: to think about something carefully or thoroughly
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: to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way
Full Definition of muse
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nounExamples of muse in a sentence
I could sell the house, she mused, but then where would I go?
Origin and Etymology 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
Synonym Discussion of muse
muse
Definition of muse
: a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction
15th Century
First Known Use of muse
15th century
muse
Definition of muse
1 capitalized : any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences
2 : a source of inspiration; especially : a guiding genius
3 : poet
Origin and Etymology of muse
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin Musa, from Greek Mousa
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with muse
blues, booze, bruise, choose, cruise, cruse, Druze, flews, fuse, lose, Meuse, news, ooze, Ouse, roose, ruse, schmooze, snooze, trews, use, whose
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