Hypertext Webster Gateway: "musing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. Amuse, Muzzle, n.]
1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.
``Thereon mused he.'' --Chaucer.
He mused upon some dangerous plot. --Sir P.
Sidney.
2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or
contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things
present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel.
3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. B. Jonson.
Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
musing
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody},
{contemplative}, {meditative}, {pensive}, {pondering},
{reflective}, {ruminative}]
n : a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {meditation},
{reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination}, {thoughtfulness}]
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