Musing — synonyms, definition

1. musing (a)

absent-minded distracted dreaming forgetful inattentive oblivious

2. musing (Noun)

absorption abstraction cogitation conception consideration contemplation dreaming meditation preoccupation reflection reflexion reverie rumination study thought thoughtfulness

musing (Noun) — A calm, lengthy, intent consideration.

consideration cogitation introspection meditation retrospect self-contemplation self-examination speculation study

3. musing (Adjective)

brooding broody contemplative meditative pensive pondering reflective ruminative

musing (Adjective) — Deeply or seriously thoughtful. ex. "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a musing melancholy young man"

4. musing (Verb)

chewing over contemplating excogitating meditating mulling mulling over reflecting ruminating speculating thinking over

musing (Verb) — Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time. ex. "The scientist must stop to observe and start to muse"

musing (Verb) — Talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion. ex. "We were musing whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

cerebrating cogitating reasoning thinking bethinking cogitating considering guessing hazarding introspecting premeditating pretending puzzling questioning saying studying supposing theologising theologizing venturing wondering