- present participle of muse.
musing
Example Sentences
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The realizations this sort of musing can lead us to are not always pleasurable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Jouppi is the case that asks them to stop musing.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Later, Feinmann said his words were not directed at the Mexican people — while musing that Sheinbaum had bigger things to worry about, like combating narco-trafficking, violence and corruption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
He noted however that Cuba has "a beautiful piece of land," musing: "You could have beautiful resorts."
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
I walked home, musing over what he had said, and presently it seemed to me there was truth in his words, and I felt a little comforted.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing musing
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