muse
verb (used without object)
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
mused
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past participleof muse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof muse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
museverb (used without object)to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
Example Sentences
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Vance recently mused on his religious views while responding to a question on a Christian podcast.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“If we stop telling ourselves that the world is so-and-so, the world will stop being so-and-so,” Don Juan mused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“We’ll see what kind of music they’re playing this morning up in the milk barn,” he mused.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
A retired senior counsel for Exxon Mobil, Rosenthal, 58 years old, had mused for years with her older sister Katherine about assembling the family’s many branches and offshoots for a reunion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“I might get that new video game Phil was telling us about the other day,” he mused, slurping on his lollipop.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
