muse²

myo͞oz/

verb

verb: muse; 3rd person present: muses; past tense: mused; past participle: mused; gerund or present participle: musing

1. 1. 

   be absorbed in thought.

   "he was musing on the problems he faced"

   synonyms:

   ponder, consider, think over/about, mull over, reflect on, contemplate, turn over in one's mind, chew over, give some thought to, cogitate on; More think about, be lost in contemplation/thought over, daydream about "I mused on Toby's story"

   • say to oneself in a thoughtful manner.

     "“I think I've seen him somewhere before, mused Rachel"
   • gaze thoughtfully at.

noun

dated

noun: muse; plural noun: muses

1. 1. 

   an instance or period of reflection.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time,’ perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle.’