Synonyms for musing

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : myoo-zing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmyu zɪŋ

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Définition of musing

Origin : late 14c., "complaint," verbal noun from muse (v.). Meaning "pondering" is from mid-15c. Related: Musingly; musings.

adj pensive
noun absorption
noun daydreaming

Example sentences :

"I don't see why Robert hasn't been and let me know of this," said Mr. Paine, musing.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Such, in truth, was too often the habit of the shy and musing girl.
Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He drove gloomily away, and Lucy Ann stepped into the store, musing.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

But he only moved back a little, and went on fitting and musing.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

"Yes, it's a good place for you to be in—I'm sure of that," said the other, musing again.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

"I heard someone say that in a play once," said Betty musing.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

He sat in his studio, musing till it was too late to go out to dine.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

However, every ten minutes, she fell to musing and became absent-minded.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

She passed days without weariness, gazing before her, and musing on the past.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

So musing, he lit his pipe and examined the recesses beneath the driver's seat.
Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy

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