muse
verb (used without object)
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
was musing
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past progressiveof muse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Jalebi was musing about something she’d learned in a recent lesson about atomic structure.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2018
The painter Duncan Hannah was musing the other day about life’s simple pleasures.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2016
I was musing on it afterwards: does he not recognise me, or does he recognise me and not care?
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013
Baobab was musing on the privations of Guinea in light of the announcement on September 26th that the IMF and the World Bank are to cancel $2.1 billion of the country’s debt.
From Economist ● Oct. 3, 2012
Voldemort’s tone was musing, calm, but Harry’s scar had begun to throb and pulse: Pain was building in his forehead, and he could feel that controlled sense of fury building inside Voldemort.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
