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  • present participle of muse.
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musing

[myoo-zing] / ˈmyu zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pensive
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He noted however that Cuba has "a beautiful piece of land," musing: "You could have beautiful resorts."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“They’ve got yellowish, brownish stains—you know, from humidity,” Luciani said, musing about how many dollars now sitting in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Musk returned fire, calling O’Leary an “utter idiot” who should be fired and musing on the social-media service he owns whether he should buy the airline and install someone named Ryan to run it.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

In the changing rooms, a welcoming, ready-made friendship group of Newcastle-supporting team-mates pull on black and white jerseys while musing about early season defeats by Juventus and Inter Milan.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

I meant it to be musing, but it came out bitter.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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