muse

/mjˈuz/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
2. the source of an artist's inspiration
   “Euterpe was his muse”

verb

1. reflect deeply on a subject
   “I mulled over the events of the afternoon”

Synonyms for muse

• chew over
• think over
• meditate
• ponder
• excogitate
• contemplate
• reflect
• mull
• mull over
• ruminate
• speculate

Words that rhyme with muse

• lose
• refuse
• fuse
• bruise
• confuse
• cruise
• infuse
• news
• ooze
• transfuse
• chartreuse
• choose
• misuse
• accuse
• amuse
• blues
• booze
• enthuse
• overuse
• recuse
• schmooze
• shmooze
• snooze
• suffuse
• bemuse
• clews
• cruse
• defuse
• horseshoes
• peruse