Musing: alternatives and connections

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.

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A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and fee…

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The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.

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To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.

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An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.

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The act of speculating.

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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.

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of Brood

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Inclined to brood.

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The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

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Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.

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Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man; a meditative mood.

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Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.

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of Ponder

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The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

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Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.

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See Reflection.

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The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.

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Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.

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