musing

[myoo-zing]

adjective

1. absorbed in thought; meditative.

noun

1. contemplation; reflection.

Other Word Forms

• musingly adverb
• unmusing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of musing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; muse, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

But in her four memoirs, she safely bared all in print, openly confronting her harsh inner critic, her battle with bulimia, and — yes, Alvy — her musings on death.

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Her campaign devised that claim from a clip of the Republican musing about how a higher sales tax could be used to eliminate the income tax.

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And Lucky’s monologue—veering inanely through realms including religion, academics and sports—is delivered by Mr. Thornton not, as it usually is, as a galloping pile of gabble, but with a musing seriousness.

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Given that context, Hawke’s musing about one of Redford’s obituaries makes sense.

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Her poems ranged from swampy oppressive memories of Florida to the nature of poetry to musings on hypocritical activists.

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