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Definition of muse verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    muse

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//myuz//
     
    (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they muse
     
     he / she / it muses
     
     past simple mused
     
     -ing form musing
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] muse (about/on/over/upon something) to think carefully about something for a time, ignoring what is happening around you synonym ponder I sat quietly, musing on the events of the day. see musing
  2. 2[transitive] + speech muse that… to say something to yourself in a way that shows you are thinking carefully about it “I wonder why?” she mused.
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