All 3 Uses of
muse
in
Tenth Grade Bleeds
- Vlad deliberated for a moment whether Henry was answering his question or simply musing about his troubles with Melissa, but he didn't have long to speculate.†
Chpt 11.musing = reflecting (thinking) -- perhaps aloud
- Vlad mused that he'd like Henry to give his eulogy.†
Chpt 11. *mused = thought -- possibly aloud
- Vlad stayed quiet for most of the drive, allowing Nelly and Meredith their girl-focused conversation while he mused about how lucky he was to be dating a girl like her.†
Chpt 13.
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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(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.