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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

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Mull over that shift in attitude about the Wizards.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2017

Mull over the idea of hooking your significant other up with a financial adviser.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2017

Mull over exactly why you’re so consumed with your family tree, since you acknowledge you’d have children pretty much regardless of what turned up.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2011

The sun set in crimson, and the crescent moon arose behind the blue hills of Mull, over the dark tower of Duart.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

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