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Meaning of "musingly" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MUSINGLY

ˈmjuːzɪŋlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Musingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MUSINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of musingly in the English dictionary

The definition of musingly in the dictionary is in a musing manner.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSINGLY

accusingly · agonisingly · agonizingly · amazingly · amusingly · appeasingly · blazingly · confusingly · displeasingly · freezingly · losingly · pausingly · pleasingly · surprisingly · tantalizingly · teasingly · unamusingly · uncompromisingly · unpleasingly · unsurprisingly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSINGLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSINGLY

accordingly · astonishingly · correspondingly · exceedingly · increasingly · interestingly · irritatingly · knowingly · livingly · lovingly · overwhelmingly · seemingly · shockingly · sickeningly · singly · sparingly · strikingly · strongly · stunningly · unknowingly · willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of musingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «musingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSINGLY

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

若有所思
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pensativo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

musingly
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

musingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

musingly
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

задумчиво
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pensativo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

musingly
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

musingly
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Musingly
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

nachdenklich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

musingly
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

musingly
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Musingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

musingly
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

musingly
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मस्त गोष्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

musingly
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pensieroso
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zadumie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

задумливо
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

gânditor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

musingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

musingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

musingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

musingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of musingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSINGLY»

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSINGLY»

Discover the use of musingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to musingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Winter's tale. King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, ...
his happier afi'airs may be, are to me unknown; but I have musingly noted ', he is of late much retired from court, and is less frequent to his princely exercises than formerly he hath appeared. Pol. I have considered so much, Camillo, and with ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
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Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems
his happier affairs may be, are to me unknown ; but I have musingly noted ', he is of late much retired from court, and is less frequent to his princely exercises than formerly he hath appeared. Pol. I have considered so much, Camillo, and with ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
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Heinemann English Dictionary
Word Family musingly adverb Muse noun 1 Greek mythology any of the nine goddesses of the arts, e.g. of tragedy, song, etc. 2 (muse) creative power. [Greek Mousa] museum (mew-zee-um) noun a building for storing and exhibiting objects of ...
‎2001
4
The Western Literary Magazine, and Journal of Education, ...
musingly. pursued. his. way,. he. pledged. himself. that,. while he remembered all lands, and sought to redress their wrongs, he would not, for a moment, turn aside from that one great purpose of his heart, the amelioration of the condition of the ...
George Brewster, 1853
5
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A watch," repeated Mr. Grewgious, musingly. " Ay !" " Which would not only of itself haunt and torture his life," said Mr. Crisparkle, warmly, " but would expose him to the torment of a perpetually reviving suspicion, whatever he might do, ...
Charles Dickens, 1870
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The Dublin University Magazine
This is really a complex affair," said Trevanion, musingly. “ How long may it be since you saw your cousin, --before last night, I mean ?" “Several years; above eight, certainly.” “ Oh, it is quite possible then,” said Trevanion, musingly; “ do ...
‎1839
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Bahamian Rhapsody
'The history book on the shelf always repeating itself,” replied Rose as they sped south. “The popular view of history comes through songs and Hollywood.” “A great loss to all,” replied Guy musingly. “To most people history is an irrelevance,  ...
David J. Andrews, 2013
8
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer
Oh, it is quite possible, then," said Trevanion, musingly; "do you know, Mr. Lorrequer, this affair seems much more puzzling tome than to you, and for this plain reason — I am disposed to think you never saw your cousin last night." " Why ...
Charles James Lever, 1839
9
Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln
musingly, if this was official dignity as President. " No," replied Judge Bates, " that is of little con- sequence. His deficiency is in the element of will. I have sometimes told him, for instance, that he was unfit to be intrusted with the pardoning ...
Francis Carpenter, 2008
10
Representative Men: Seven Lectures:
"Um!" hesaid, musingly."Both bearded." "Yes, theybothworebeards—full beards," assentedMr. Quarterpage. "And yousee,they weren'tso much alike. But Maitland was a much darker man than Chamberlayne, and he had brown eyes, while ...
Joseph Smith Fletcher, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term musingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Book vs. Movie: Far From the Madding Crowd
“She might,” said Mrs Hurst musingly; “though she's only a visitor here. If you will wait a minute Bathsheba will be in.” “Yes, I will wait,” said ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
2
'Bravest woman,' free speech activist Sabeen Mahmud killed in …
They found it in a homey setting, musingly decorated like a small town college bookstore. The walls outside its entrance are sprayed with ... «ABC15 Arizona, Apr 15»
3
Both Parties Are Nervous About 2016
... backward and lifting barbells, said, musingly, “That's a real congressman move.” Hawking magical elixirs is a real Arkansas governor move. «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
4
Viewing the World Through Pixels is the Future of the Workplace
As an advisor to the oft-exemplified futuristic film “Minority Report,” Underkoffler reluctantly shared a clip he musingly hoped was “the last time ... «Audio Visual News Network, Feb 15»
5
“Decolonization is not an Aboriginal problem, it's a Canadian one”
Kenneth Deer hasn't read Bill C-33, the First Nation's Control of First Education Act. “And I don't intend to,” he musingly told an audience of ... «The Link, Jan 15»
6
"Nice one granny, you've cleared the jelly! High five"
“Currently,” my mother says, musingly, “currently... and it's three words: two letters, three letters, six letters... let's have a think. Ah, got it: in the ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 15»
7
Longmont's renegade gardener sets up roadside holiday display
"I'm not really good at doing things through the proper channels," Nelson replied musingly. Still, he would like to thank those that supported him ... «Longmont Times-Call, Dec 14»
8
Motorcycle Diaries / South Africa
As we “American Africans” sat there feeling forlornly excluded from this conversation, Dr. Carr musingly remarked that this is what African Americans lost in ... «The Liberator Magazine, Nov 14»
9
Roll over Rick Stein and tell Nigella the news
“Ehmmmmmm,” he replies musingly, “It very much depends. One of the things that annoys me about a lot of cooking programmes is how ... «Galway Advertiser, Nov 14»
10
My Breast Intentions
Even so, I ask musingly, the way I sometimes talk about getting a tattoo, "What do you think, girls, should I get bigger bubbies?" "NO, Mommy! «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
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