Muse - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mjuːz|  American pronunciation of the word muse
Brit.  |mjuːz|  British pronunciation of the word muse

noun

- in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
- the source of an artist's inspiration
Euterpe was his muse

verb

- reflect deeply on a subject (syn: contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over)

Extra examples

I could sell the house, she mused, but then where would I go?

And muse on Nature with a poet's eye.

'Somewhere,' he mused, 'I've heard your name before.'

He mused on how different his life would have been, had he not met Louisa.

Rossetti's wife and creative muse

Euterpe was his muse

...the portrait painter's muse for the goddess of love was apparently a common strumpet...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: muse
he/she/it: muses
present participle: musing
past tense: mused
past participle: mused
noun
singular: muse
plural: muses
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