mull
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To work mentally.
Pronunciation
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muhlIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʌl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
usually with over
To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
To heat and spice something, such as wine.
To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
To powder; to pulverize.
To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
To dull or stupefy.
noun
uncountable
Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
Used this way, mull is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use mull
- “I mulled over the events of the afternoon.”verb
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Compound terms
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Reflect deeply on a subject.
Sweet cider heated with spices and citrus fruit.
Wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit.
Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927).
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