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What is another word for musing?

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Noun

A period of reflection or thought

A notion, impression or idea (of something)

A sentimental recollection or wistful affection for a period in the past

Adjective

Being deep in thought, or characterized by thoughtfulness

Forgetful or careless due to distraction

Digressing from subject to subject

Verb

Present participle for to be absorbed in thought

Present participle for to consider a choice, option or decision

Present participle for to imagine or dream about something

(something) Present participle for to take into account before making a judgment call

Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

Present participle for to communicate with another (or others)

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Noun

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A period of reflection or thought

judgement^UK

judgment^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

lack of concentration

building castles in the air

self-discovery

thinking of other things

figment of the imagination

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

inquiry^US

enquiry^UK

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“He acquired learning by his study of human nature, and in his musing on the changes of seasons.”

Noun

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A notion, impression or idea (of something)

realisation^UK

realization^US

out-of-body experience

judgment^US

judgement^UK

mental representation

component of a theory

non-specific statement

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Noun

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A sentimental recollection or wistful affection for a period in the past

yearning for the past

memorizing^US

memorising^UK

powers of recollection

honor^US

honour^UK

ability for memorization

powers of retrospection

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Adjective

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Being deep in thought, or characterized by thoughtfulness

“The Attorney-General paused and stroked his chin for a moment or two in a musing manner.”

Adjective

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Forgetful or careless due to distraction

with a mind like a sieve

with a memory like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

lost in contemplation

listless

off-guard

dozy

lacking concentration

not concentrating

unnoticing

off in a world of one's own

in a world of your own

imagining

insensible

agitated

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

driven to distraction

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Adjective

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Digressing from subject to subject

with the gift of the gab

full of air

having kissed the Blarney stone

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the blarney stone

having kissed the Blarney Stone

blessed with the gift of the gab

running on at the mouth

excessively communicative

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Verb

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Present participle for to be absorbed in thought

building castles in air

putting on thinking cap

puzzling

turning over in one's mind

giving consideration to

beating one's brains out about

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving much thought to

asking oneself about

digesting

zoning

having your head in the clouds

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

considering the pros and cons of

talking over

sorting out

batting it around

running up a flagpole

cudgeling your brains

letting one's thoughts wander

indulging in wool-gathering

giving some thought to

staying in the clouds

keeping talking about

doubting

enquiring^UK

keeping thinking about

going on about

spending too much time thinking about

cudgelling^UK

marveling^US

cudgeling^US

marvelling^UK

taking under consideration

debating with oneself

thinking deeply

entertaining idea

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“Opportunities do not wait for those who muse and pause for deliberation.”

Verb

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Present participle for to consider a choice, option or decision

“I invite you also to consider and muse on whether continuing this intuitive inquiry belongs to you.”

Verb

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Present participle for to imagine or dream about something

fantasising^UK

fantasizing^US

imagining

envisioning

visualising^UK

visualizing^US

building castles in Spain

building castles in the air

indulging in fancy

building castles in air

indulging in wool-gathering

living in a dream world

tripping out

seeing visions

play-acting

giving free rein to the imagination

idealizing^US

idealising^UK

conjuring up pictures

setting one's heart on

sighing

setting your sights on

seeing in your mind's eye

forming a picture of

forming a mental picture of

conjuring up an image of

realising^UK

realizing^US

forming an impression of

building up a picture of

reconstructing

regarding

conjuring up a picture of

conjuring up a mental picture of

thinking about

creating in your mind

taking as a hypothesis

having hallucinations

thinking it conceivable

seeing pink elephants

modelling^UK

modeling^US

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Verb

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(something) Present participle for to take into account before making a judgment call

Verb

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Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

besieging

laboring^US

labouring^UK

Verb

Present participle for to communicate with another (or others)

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