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mull
1[ muhl ]
mull
2[ muhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to heat, sweeten, and flavor with spices for drinking, as ale or wine.
mull
3[ muhl ]
noun
- a soft, thin muslin.
mull
4[ muhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to mix (clay and sand) under a roller for use in preparing a mold.
Mull
5[ muhl ]
noun
- an island in the Hebrides, in W Scotland. About 351 sq. mi. (910 sq. km).
mull
1/ mʌl /
verb
- troften foll byover to study or ponder
mull
2/ mʌl /
noun
- a promontory
mull
3/ mʌl /
verb
- tr to heat (wine, ale, etc) with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
Mull
4/ mʌl /
noun
- a mountainous island off the west coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull . Chief town: Tobermory. Pop: 2667 (2001). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
mull
5/ mʌl /
noun
- a light muslin fabric of soft texture
mull
6/ mʌl /
noun
- a layer of nonacidic humus formed in well drained and aerated soils Compare mor
Derived Forms
- ˈmulled, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mull1
Origin of mull2
Origin of mull3
Word History and Origins
Origin of mull1
Origin of mull2
Origin of mull3
Origin of mull4
Origin of mull5
Example Sentences
I’d wanted to make one ever since I was a child, and had been mulling over a particular idea for at least a decade, but I wasn’t sure how it would be received.
Governments have floated the notion of opening travel bubbles since at least May—when Australia and New Zealand were mulling the idea.
It’s a long-simmering fight that has gotten much more public in the past few months as US lawmakers and regulators have mulled whether Apple should be reined in by antitrust restrictions.
I could see … he was mulling around what can be done or something we could do within the state government that would be helpful to her.
The business and labor coalition behind the measure, who crafted it as a citizens’ initiative specifically to allow for this backup plan, said Wednesday it was mulling its next moves.
A group of friends gathers to mull over what to do with a day off.
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Seth Green, Martin Mull, Peter Riegert, Vanessa Lachey, Brenda Strong.
However, I have taken a step back mull over it to think about what Conard is saying, even if he is being gruff about it.
Clearly, the attorney has already begun to mull his options.
Residents, both locals and expats, mull it over in daily conversations: whose apartment got robbed last night?
"There was nae need," said Tammas, handing round his snuff-mull.
Meggy has long gone to the kirkyard, but the snuff-mull is still preserved.
Kooshy Ram laughed heartily at the idea of any stranger entrusting his wealth to Beeka Mull.
The maids were to be in mull or gauze, as a very pretty thin material was called.
In 1767, the people of Mull, in consequence of a disease among the cattle, agreed to perform an incantation.
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