mull
To work mentally; to cogitate; to ruminateTo work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
» Mull it over.
Обдумай це.
Подумайте про це.
Обмізкуйте це.
Обміркуй це.
Meaning
7 senses(usually)To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
to mull a thought or a problem
he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision
erwägen, grübeln
размышля́тьrazmyšljátʹ, обду́мыватьobdúmyvatʹ
To powder; to pulverize.
To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
To heat and spice something, such as wine.
To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
To dull or stupefy.
(archaic, slang)To bungle or botch.
- heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
- reflect deeply on a subject
Examples
18 sentencesMull it over.
Обдумай це. — deniko
Do you want some mulled wine?
I mulled over it for days.
ruЯ несколько дней это обдумывал. — marafon
The mulled wine is very good.
I didn't mull it over for long.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English molle, mulle (“dust, rubbish”), possibly from Old English myInherited from Middle English molle, mulle (“dust, rubbish”), possibly from Old English myl (“dust, mould”), from Proto-West Germanic *muli, a deverbal formation from *mulljan and thus cognate with Dutch mul (“dust, mould”), German Müll (“rubbish”), Swedish moln (“cloud”) and related to English mill (“to grind”). Alternatively, from Middle French mol or its etymon Latin mollis (“soft”).
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Forms
mulls, mulling, mulled, mulledPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonyms- reflect deeply on a subject:chew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitatecontemplatemusereflect
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle