v .
to ponder ; to mediate 숙고하다 ; 묵상하다

• "I wonder if I'll win the flower-arranging prize," Melanie mused, staring reflectively at her vaseful of roses and licorice sticks.
  "내가 과연 꽃꽂이 대회에서 우승할 수 있을까." 멜라니는 자신이 장미와 감초 줄기로 장식한 꽃병을 바라보며 깊은 생각에 잠겼다.
• Fred meant to get some work done, but instead he sat at his desk musing all afternoon, and then it was time to go home.
• muse 는 명사이기도 하다.
• In Greek mythology, the nine Muses were patron goddess of the arts. In modern usage, a muse is anyone who inspires an artist's creativity.
• "Beatrice, you are my muse. You inspire all my best poetry," John said to his pet guinea pig.
• bemused 는 몰두하고 있거나 정신이 팔려 있다는 뜻이다.
• Charlie was too bemused to notice that wine from a spilled goblet was dripping into his lap.
  찰리는 너무나 몰두한 나머지 쓰러진 술잔에서 와인이 흘러나와 무릎에 뚝뚝 떨어지고 있다는 사실을 깨닫지 못했다.