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Antonyms for muse

Grammar : Verb
Spell : myooz
Phonetic Transcription : myuz

Definition of muse

Origin :
  • "to reflect, to be absorbed in thought," mid-14c., from Old French muser (12c.) "to ponder, dream, wonder; loiter, waste time," literally "to stand with one's nose in the air" (or, possibly, "to sniff about" like a dog who has lost the scent), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Romance *musa "snout," of unknown origin. Probably influenced in sense by muse (n.). Related: Mused; musing.
  • verb think about, dream
Example sentences :
  • A subject was offered him, in which no other poet would have found a theme for the Muse.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The Englishman seemed to muse, for his brow lowered, and he made no answer.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He took to "vagrant courses," in which the muse forbears to follow him.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "Deil tak the hindmost" is by no means the crie de guerre of my muse.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • It is only a short essay, just to try the strength of my Muse's pinion in that way.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • The laughing Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, saw him as she dropped from the sky.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • Urania, the Muse who loved the heavens, believed that he was from some star world.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • For which 13 assurance he kisses us again and again, and goes away hugging his Muse.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • In the attempt his genius deserts him; no muse befriends; no invention, no hope.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • He flew for consolation to the Muse and the Muse refused to console.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Synonyms for muse

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