Muse Definition

myo͝oz

mused, muses, musing

verb

mused, muses, musing

To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in thought.

American Heritage

To think deeply and at length; meditate.

Webster's New World

To think or say meditatively.

Webster's New World

(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.

Wiktionary

To wonder at.

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noun

muses

A state of reflection.

American Heritage

A musing; deep meditation.

Webster's New World

Any of the Muses.

Webster's New World

Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.

American Heritage

A guiding spirit.

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Other Word Forms of Muse

Singular:

muse

Plural:

Middle English musen from Old French muser (possibly from mus snout) (from Medieval Latin mūsum) or of Germanic origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old French from Latin Mūsa from Greek Mousa men-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Mousa).

From Wiktionary
First attested in 1340. From Old French muser.

From Wiktionary
From French musse. See muset.

From Wiktionary
From Latin Musa.

From Wiktionary