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" Nay, men are so far from musing of their sins, that they disdain this practise, and scoff at it: what say they, if all were of your mind; what should become of us? Shall we be always poring on our corruptions?"
Thomas Hooker

Meaning of "musing" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MUSING

ˈmjuːzɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Musing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of musing in the English dictionary

The definition of musing in the dictionary is reflection.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSING

accusing · amusing · bemusing · boozing · bruising · cancer-causing · confusing · displeasing · easing · freezing · losing · parsing · pausing · pleasing · seizing · stoozing · teasing · unamusing · unfreezing · unpleasing

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSING

musicality · musicalization · musicalize · musically · musicalness · musician · musicianer · musicianly · musicianship · musicker · musicless · musicological · musicologically · musicologist · musicology · musicotherapy · Musil · musingly · musit · musive

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSING

advertising · alternating-gradient focusing · antibusing · arousing · busing · cohousing · council housing · data warehousing · differential housing · government housing · high-density housing · housing · mousing · public housing · rabble-rousing · roughhousing · rousing · sheltered housing · social housing · terraced housing · warehousing

Synonyms and antonyms of musing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUSING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «musing» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «musing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSING

Find out the translation of musing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of musing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «musing» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

沉思
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

meditación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

musing
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सोच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفكير ألف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

размышление
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

devaneio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অনুধ্যান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rêverie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Merenung
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

musing
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

物思い
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

궁금해
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Musing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mơ màng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிந்தனையில் ஆழ்ந்தேன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

संगीत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

esin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

musing
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zaduma
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

роздум
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

meditație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ονειροπόλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funderingar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grublerier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of musing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about musing

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QUOTES WITH «MUSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word musing.
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Thomas Hooker
Nay, men are so far from musing of their sins, that they disdain this practise, and scoff at it: what say they, if all were of your mind; what should become of us? Shall we be always poring on our corruptions?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSING»

Discover the use of musing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to musing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Musing
Musing is a book of sonnets. Working within the framework of aclassic poetic form, Jonathan Locke Hart embarks on an extendedmeditation on our rootedness in landscape and in the past.
Jonathan Locke Hart, 2011
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Musing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh.ndash;Robert BoltWith the muses of Helicon let us begin our singing.ndash;HesiodOn a dark theme I trace verses full of light, ...
‎2008
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Existential Musing of a Southern Individualist
Author Perry Angle brings us parables, poems, dialogues, a short story and a play, all with his unusual approach to this world which he believes to be in free fall and decay.
Perry Angle, 2005
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Musing Art
All of us ponder the big questions in life.
Donna Kaye, 2011
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Musing of a Nursing Home Resident
We all have life stories to tell, but residents of nursing homes seem to be forgotten numbers in our society. We all need love, company and laughter in our lives. This is a place to live and be cared for.
Mary Morgan, 2011
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Musing the Mosaic: Approaches to Ronald Sukenick
... to Ronald Sukenick Matthew Roberson. Musing the Mosaic Approaches to Ronald Sukenick Edited by Matthew Roberson State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © Musing the Mosaic.
Matthew Roberson, 2012
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Musing with Confucius and Paul: Toward a Chinese Christian ...
The book is a manifesto or apologia for Chinese Christians.
K. K. Yeo, 2008
8
Lula Musing
Set in the 1920s, follows the life of young painter Lula Woodbairn who serves as a muse to others while she struggles to achieve her own artistic and personal identity.
‎2007
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Musing ayurved
Papers presented at the 1st International Ayurveda Conference, held at Pune, on 11-12 January, 1992.
Pāṇḍuraṅga Harī Kulakarṇī, 2001
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Musing and Munching: A Memoir and Cookbook
She overlaps these stories with a wide variety of foods and recipes that have followed her diverse life path. As the stories unfold, readers will both laugh and cry and mouths will water.
Gloria VanDemmeltraadt, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term musing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard trying to ignore the critics
... a bookend to just how brutal things have become for the former junior Wimbledon champ, Bouchard herself musing that the loss — her 11th ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
2
Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown seeks a seat in the legislature
Dunlop told a story about his granddaughter musing to him about Brown's prospects. “You know, you've got a pretty good seat. I bet he'd like ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
3
'Degrassi: Next Class' to debut on Family Channel in January 2016
Stohn said he began musing on targeting a new audience — Generation Z — back in January when they were preparing for the upcoming ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
4
Yadi Snipes White Sox With a Triple | Game Recap for Cards …
A random thought to throw around, just a philosophical musing, not a debate... do the Cardinals become an American League team when they ... «Viva El Birdos, Jul 15»
5
What Is He Worth? Donald Trump's FEC Disclosure Raises …
He noted that Forbes has recently estimated Trump's net worth at $4 billion, musing that Trump's latest disclosure will likely prompt the ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
Montgomery Playhouse's 14th Annual One Act Festival Continues …
McKenna Kelly and Paul Noga in 'Musing' by Jacy D'Aiutolo. A customer ... (I haven't seen Musing yet, but I'm planning on going this weekend). «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
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Going Out Guide for Montgomery County, July 23-29, 2015
... Jacy D'Aiutolo's “Musing” on Friday and Sunday. Saturday's programming includes Elaine May's “Hotline,” Ellen Byron's “Asleep on the Wind ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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The Unquiet Sky
Musing over a fireplace in Avignon in 1782, the inventor Joseph-Michel Montgolfier had a brain wave. What if the force lifting the embers from ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
What Happens After the Coal Plant Closes?
When Hershman says the closed plant is sitting on "a very valuable piece of property," he sounds like any other mayor, musing about the ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
10
Ernest Cline Delivers High Stakes and '80s Videogame Nostalgia in …
... Zack's best friends debating the merits of the Mjolnir and Sting; Zack musing about WarGames, TRON, ZZ Top. And something about dwarves ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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