mull
1to study or ruminate; ponder.
to think about carefully; consider (often followed by over): to mull over an idea.
to make a mess or failure of.
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1Other words for mull
Other definitions for mull (2 of 5)
to heat, sweeten, and flavor with spices for drinking, as ale or wine.
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2Other definitions for mull (3 of 5)
a soft, thin muslin.
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3Other definitions for mull (4 of 5)
to mix (clay and sand) under a roller for use in preparing a mold.
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4Other definitions for Mull (5 of 5)
an island in the Hebrides, in W Scotland. About 351 sq. mi. (910 sq. km).
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How to use mull in a sentence
I imagine that these are the sort of inquiries Dawkins mulls over at night, maybe with a glass of wine or cup of tea.
Richard Dawkins May Be a Christian in Disguise, Even to Himself | Joshua DuBois | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis quadrennial “running of the mulls” almost makes you feel sorry for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Matt Latimer: Why I Hate Town Halls and Undecided Voters | Matt Latimer | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA frequently touching domestic drama about an academic Chicago family, it mulls Big Themes: war, faith, heredity.
Grey looks unfazed, but not necessarily dismissive, as she mulls this pronouncement over.
These mulls are placed in rows and shut up in separate cupboards, to keep in the dust.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch—others tendered the doch-an-dorrach, or parting cup.
I promised Miss Pluma those white mulls should be sent over to her the first thing in the morning.
Daisy Brooks | Laura Jean LibbeyMadapollams, jaconets, and mulls are not in active request, but maintain last week's values.
The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer | AnonymousI dun'no' how fur smallpox kin travel—an' it jes' mulls and mulls in ye afore it breaks out—don't it, S'briny?
The Raid Of The Guerilla | Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
British Dictionary definitions for mull (1 of 6)
/ (mʌl) /
(tr often foll by over) to study or ponder
Origin of mull
1British Dictionary definitions for mull (2 of 6)
/ (mʌl) /
(tr) to heat (wine, ale, etc) with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
Origin of mull
2Derived forms of mull
- mulled, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for mull (3 of 6)
/ (mʌl) /
a light muslin fabric of soft texture
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3British Dictionary definitions for mull (4 of 6)
/ (mʌl) /
a layer of nonacidic humus formed in well drained and aerated soils: Compare mor
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4British Dictionary definitions for mull (5 of 6)
/ (mʌl) /
Scot a promontory
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5British Dictionary definitions for Mull (6 of 6)
/ (mʌl) /
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)
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