Musing

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    thought, meditation, contemplation

    "daydreaming or imaginative musings"

  2. 2
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of muse form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Absorbed in thought; contemplative
Adjective
  1. 1
    deeply or seriously thoughtful wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
contemplationmeditativepensivereflectiveabsence of mindabsent

Example

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"As the pirates were scouring the country, here and there, it happened that they met Daphnis, who was musing in a melancholy mood and rambling by the sea-shore, quite alone."

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