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had been musing
  • past perfect progressive of muse.

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Our party had been musing about a Lepe flan.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2010

She had been musing over the keys, letting her fingers wander where they would, when he had called.

From The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution by Barrett, James Francis

She had been musing incessantly on choosing one.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

“I shall only stay a little while,” as if she had been musing over her journey.

From A Modern Cinderella by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

But Gonsalvez, who had been musing, looked up at him sharply.

From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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