Mused

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muse \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand
     with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L.
     morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and
     cf. {Amuse}, {Muzzle}, n.]
     1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.


        "Thereon mused he." --Chaucer.
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              He mused upon some dangerous plot.    --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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     2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or
        contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things
        present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel.
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     3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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     Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.
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