mull over

1. Ponder, think about, as in She mulled over the offer for some time and then turned it down. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

What questions are you mulling over as we await the ceremony to begin, my friend?

From Los Angeles Times

It is not known whether this was one of the issues Sir Jim Ratcliffe was mulling over when the camera panned to him in the last dregs of United's latest damaging loss under Amorim's charge.

From BBC

The Scottish government is currently mulling over a direct award.

From BBC

“I basically love all generations of people, I love kids, and I really love my parents,” he said, mulling over his cross-generational appeal.

From Los Angeles Times

"I haven't completely ruled out a double yet. We're spending the next two weeks mulling over everything, it's probably 90% of what I'm thinking about all the time," says Hunter Bell.

From BBC

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