museverb [ I ]
uk/mjuːz/us/mjuːz/formalto think about something carefully and for a long time:
I began to muse about/on the possibility of starting my own business.
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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musenoun [ C ]
uk/mjuːz/us/mjuːz/literaryan imaginary being, person, or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, paint, or make music:
The muse has left me - I haven't written any poetry for months!
Juliet was not only the painter's best model but also his muse.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inspiration and inspiring
- blue-sky
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- creative
- engage
- enthral
- entrance 1
- grip
- incentivize
- inspiration
- inspire
- kindle
- show
- show (sb) the way idiom
- stimulate
- stimulating
- visionary