B2verbformalpsychologylanguage
US/mjuːz/
UK/mjuːz/
to think about something slowly and carefully, or to say your thoughts aloud
In context
"Perhaps we should move abroad," she mused, looking out of the window.
He sat by the lake, musing about his childhood.
The author muses on the meaning of success in her latest essay.
Words that go with muse
verb + preposition
- muse aboutHe often muses about what his life might have been.
- muse onThe writer muses on the nature of time.
- muse overShe mused over the offer for several days.
verb + adverb
- muse aloud"We could try again," he mused aloud.
- muse quietlyShe mused quietly while the others worked.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
She mused him.Correct: She mused about him.