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Definition of 'musing'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) musing
absorbed in thought; meditative.

2. (n.) musing
contemplation; reflection.

Etymology: (1350–1400)

Definition of 'musing'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

2. (adj) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";

Definition of 'musing'

Webster Dictionary

1. musing
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