pondering, reflection, solemn contemplation
ponder on reflectively, meditate on something in silent wonder, think about pensively
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Musing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Muse
musing
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
n : a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: contemplation, meditation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness]
Dybryderu = v. to be sadly musing
Meddylgar = a. mindful, musing
Myfyr = n. muse, study, a. musing, pensive
Myfyrbwyll = a. of musing mind
Noun
1. a calm lengthy intent consideration
(synonym) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness
(hypernym) consideration
(hyponym) cogitation, study
(derivation) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Adjective
1. persistently or morbidly thoughtful
(synonym) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
(similar) thoughtful
Noun
1. the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
(hypernym) source, seed, germ
(derivation) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Verb
1. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
(synonym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
