Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for mull over. Search instead for mull it over.
Synonyms

mull over

Idioms  

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Once again, the faithfuls were left to mull over another failure.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

It’s unclear if the happy couple recalls their wretched experiences in Borderland, but their sights are trained on the future as they mull over baby names.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

Next in line was Zaslav, who met with Paramount Chief Executive Bob Bakish in December to mull over the idea of merging their companies, according to people who were briefed on the matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

We mull over alternative routes to avoid traffic, cook up last-minute dinner plans and mentally prepare for tomorrow’s meeting.

From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023

I went to the bedroom to find some clothes and mull over what Sapo had told me.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.