muse
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.
to meditate on.
to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.
Origin of muse
1Other words for muse
Other words from muse
- muser, noun
Words that may be confused with muse
- mews 4, muse
Other definitions for Muse (2 of 3)
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
(sometimes lowercase) the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.
(lowercase) the genius or powers characteristic of a poet.
Origin of Muse
2Other definitions for MUSE (3 of 3)
Mainstream U.S. English: a dialect of American English that is considered to be standard or unmarked by dialectal variation in pronunciation, syntactic structures, or vocabulary, and that is heard in newscasts and taught in schools.
Origin of MUSE
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How to use muse in a sentence
She gathers pieces from that publication here, by authors Sonali Dev and Chris Bohjalian and actress Evangeline Lilly, among others, who muse on love, sex, fitness, food and, yes, books during the strange past year.
It gives us hope that one day we, too, will be out and about in our city – buying flowers, meeting old lovers, musing about death, yet loving life.
‘Mrs. Dalloway’ offers hope for our modern, COVID world | Kathi Wolfe | January 20, 2021 | Washington BladeFossella declined to run again, but in the years since he has mused aloud about challenging Grimm.
Will Dirty Pol Vito Fossella Replace Dirty Pol Michael Grimm? | David Freedlander | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt MUSED, an online magazine for Black gay men, Joel Jenkins argues the effort strips men of their personal agency.
The only difference between having $10 million and $50 million,” Chappelle mused, “is an astounding $40 million!
Viral Video of the Day: Dave Chappelle Sets the Record Straight... Again | Alex Chancey | June 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She liked the profile shot, Walters mused; before she had always thought she should get a nose job.
The notoriously opinionated actor has often mused about running for office.
Steven Seagal and 5 Other Celebs Who Flirted With Running for Office | Ben Jacobs | January 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there might be another exit to the cave that you dont know about, Virginia mused to Phyllis and Gale.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankHe would like to find himself half owner of a mine worth about a million, he mused.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerIsnt it funny, Gale, Val mused aloud, how you never miss anything until youve seen it.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankHe mused upon this for an instant, as if it presented Alicia for the first time under such an aspect.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette Duncan"Restricted for thirty solar years according to the Probability Graphs," mused Baldy.
Restricted Tool | Malcolm B. Morehart
British Dictionary definitions for muse (1 of 3)
/ (mjuːz) /
(when intr, often foll by on or about) to reflect (about) or ponder (on), usually in silence
(intr) to gaze thoughtfully
archaic a state of abstraction
Origin of muse
1Derived forms of muse
- muser, noun
- museful, adjective
- musefully, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for muse (2 of 3)
/ (mjuːz) /
a goddess that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet
Origin of muse
2British Dictionary definitions for Muse (3 of 3)
/ (mjuːz) /
Greek myth any of nine sister goddesses, each of whom was regarded as the protectress of a different art or science. Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the nine are Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania
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