muse
verb (used without object)
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
were 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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This past spring, an executive at ABC noticed fans on Twitter were musing about how well a revival of a celebrity version of the show would do, Davies said in a recent interview.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
They were musing over the uniforms worn by Italy’s national soccer team since 1928 and admiring the shin guards used by the team captain in the 2006 World Cup, which Italy won.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
By early 2008, Ms. Warren and her sometime editors were musing over email that the proposal could really become law.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
“I think we were musing about this – the risk of ambition. Sometimes, what you’re promoting isn’t tangible. Sometimes, what you’re promoting are things like wellbeing, these ambitious but intangible things.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2019
The children were musing a minute upon these strange effects, when Rollo asked if anything else would happen.
From Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] by Jacob Abbott
