mell

¹

[ mel ]

verb (used with object)

to blend; mix; meld.

verb (used without object)

to meddle; concern oneself.

Origin of mell

¹

1250–1300; Middle English mellen<Middle French meller;see meddle

Words Nearby mell

Other definitions for mell (2 of 2)

mell²

[ mel ]

noun

a heavy hammer; mallet.

verb (used with object)

to beat with a mallet; hammer.

Origin of mell

²

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of mall hammer <Old French mal, mail<Latin malleus

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How to use mell in a sentence

He pointed to them and began to run pell-mell back to the border, and I followed.
Life on the Syrian Border | Melik Kaylan | July 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
For now, the momentum does appear to be firmly behind the rebel forces in the east and their pell-mell dash through the desert.
Libya's Rebels Advance on Gaddafi's Hometown | Babak Dehghanpisheh | March 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
We sat down pell-mell, anywhere, I next to Liszt, who kept putting things on my plate.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
The scene beggars description; bags, bundles, bales, boxes are pitched out pell-mell.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
Now, here seemed simple panic: and like a pack of dogs which rush to mangle a mongrel, they were at him pell-mell.
The Lord of the Sea | M. P. Shiel

Her first thought was of the rabbit, and she came running pell-mell across the garden to greet him.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert Walsh
Toby clapped both hands to his ears, and in a flash the red-headed girl seized Bumper in her arms and ran pell-mell from the room.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert Walsh

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