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- musing (n.) late 14c., "complaint," verbal noun from MUSE (Cf. muse) (v.). Meaning "pondering" is from mid-15c. Related: Musingly; musings.
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musing — adj. Thinking long and intensely. Syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
musing — index contemplation, hindsight, introspection, pensive, preoccupation, reflection (thought) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
musing — [myo͞o′ziŋ] adj. that muses; meditative n. meditation; reflection musingly adv … English World dictionary
Müsing — Die Firma Müsing ist ein deutscher Hersteller von hochwertigen Fahrrädern. Sitz der Firma ist in Freirachdorf im Westerwald zwischen Frankfurt und Köln. Die Anfänge der Produktion von Fahrrädern unter dem Namen Müsing gehen auf die 1980er und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Musing — Muse Muse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
musing — noun in my musing of late, I have decided that I need more purpose in my life Syn: meditation, thinking, contemplation, deliberation, pondering, reflection, rumination, introspection, daydreaming, reverie, dreaming, preoccupation, brooding;… … Thesaurus of popular words
musing — I. noun Date: 14th century meditation II. adjective Date: 15th century thoughtfully abstracted ; meditative • musingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
musing — musingly, adv. /myooh zing/, adj. 1. absorbed in thought; meditative. n. 2. contemplation; reflection. [1350 1400; ME; see MUSE, ING2, ING1] * * * … Universalium
musing — 1. adjective Absorbed in thought; contemplative Syn: broody, pensive, reflective 2. noun thought … Wiktionary
musing — Synonyms and related words: Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absent, absentminded, absentmindedness, absorbed, absorption, abstracted, abstractedness, abstraction, advisement, bemused, bemusement, brooding, brown study, castle building, close study … Moby Thesaurus
