All 4 Uses of
muse
in
Misery, by Stephen King
- She did not notice; she had gone away again, her gaze dim and musing.†
Chpt 1 *musing = reflecting (thinking) -- perhaps aloud
- These wretched musings were interrupted by a harsh, half-superstitious gasp from Hezekiah.†
Chpt 3musings = thoughts
- My muse has spoken!†
Chpt 2
- The muse had arrived, every bit as welcome as an unexpected check in the mail.†
Chpt 2 *
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, muse is used as a synonym for "poet". In Shakespeare's time, muse could be used in the sense of being astonished or puzzled by something strange or unexpected.