All 3 Uses of
muse
in
Great Expectations
- "I begin to think," said Estella, in a musing way, after another moment of calm wonder, "that I almost understand how this comes about.†
Chpt 38musing = reflecting (thinking) -- perhaps aloud
- My heart was deeply and most deservedly humbled as I mused over the fire for an hour or more.†
Chpt 52 *mused = thought -- possibly aloud
- "Little more than skin and bone!" mused Mr. Pumblechook, aloud.†
Chpt 58
Definitions:
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(1)
(muse as in: her musings) reflect (think) deeply on a subject -- perhaps aloud
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(2)
(muse as in: She was his muse) the source of an artist's inspiration - especially a person or mythological goddessThe 9 muses were the daughters of the Greek gods Zeus & Mnemosyne. Each of the muses was thought to inspire and preside over one of the arts.
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, muse is used as a synonym for "poet".