Muse

Quick meaning: Muse is a noun meaning Of a person: a source of inspiration.

Meaning

Of a person: a source of inspiration.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
2. (transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
3. (transitive) To think on; to meditate on.
4. (transitive) To wonder at.
5. An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
6. A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
7. (archaic) A poet; a bard.

Example Sentences

Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise.

Yoko Ono was John Lennon's wife, lover, and muse.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:muse.

So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn

Word Forms

• muses
• musing
• mused

Synonyms for muse

Depending on context, synonyms include afterthink, agitate, bethink, chew, cogitate, consider.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include meditate, contemplate, ponder, mull, speculate, reflect.

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