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muse verb2. [mju:z] Now literary. ME.
[Old & mod. French muser meditate, waste time, perh. ult. from medieval Latin musum muzzle.]
I. verb intrans.
Be absorbed in thought; meditate continuously in silence; ponder. ME.
L. M. Montgomery In school I can look at her and muse over days departed. R. Macaulay She mused, her chin resting on one strong hand. P. Fitzgerald He appeared to be musing on what had passed between them.
Be affected with astonishment or surprise; wonder, marvel, (at). Now poet. rare. ME.
Tennyson Then came the fine Gawain and wonder'd at her, And Lancelot later came and mused at her.
Gaze meditatively; look thoughtfully or intently. LME.
J. H. Newman He began to eye and muse upon the great bishop. K. Tynan He hopes to be amused by his bully companions, but the eyes constantly muse beyond them.
Murmur; grumble, complain. LME-L16.
II. verb trans.
Ponder over, reflect on; contemplate, meditate; think to oneself; ask oneself meditatively (how, what, etc.); say or murmur meditatively. Now only with clause or direct speech as obj. LME.
M. Arnold Ah me, I muse what this young fox may mean! R. K. Narayan Ramani stood over him, musing indignantly: 'Fast asleep at eight o'clock.' D. Welch 'I wonder what sort of letters you write?' she mused.
Marvel at (a thing, how etc.); be surprised that. E16-M17.
muser noun LME.
musing noun (a) the action of the verb; thoughtful abstraction; (b) a fit of thoughtful abstraction, a meditation: ME.
musingly adverb in a musing manner E17.