muse
Other forms: mused; musing; muses
As a verb, to muse is to consider something thoughtfully. As a noun, it means a person — especially a woman — who is a source of artistic inspiration.
In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolized the arts and sciences. Today, a muse is a person who serves as an artist's inspiration. Often filmmakers talk about a certain actor being a muse — meaning the actor inspired a movie. Writers, painters, musicians, and other artists have muses. Muse can also refer to thinking deeply. If you muse about something, you're giving it serious thought. You can't muse in five seconds. People muse on certain ideas for years.
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reflect deeply on a subjectsynonyms: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think overtypes:premeditatethink or reflect beforehand or in advanceintrospectreflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsbethinkconsider or ponder something carefullycogitateconsider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindpuzzlebe uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decidescruplehave doubts about
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the source of an artist's inspiration
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