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Meaning of 'mull' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mull [ n.]
- A thin, soft kind of muslin.
- A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre.
- A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- Dirt; rubbish.
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
2 . Mull [ v. i.]
- To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem.
3 . Mull [ v. t.]
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine.
- To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.

Meaning of 'mull' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mull [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories
Example in sentence:
  • the Mull of Kintyre
2 . mull [ v]
Meaning (2):
- reflect deeply on a subject
Example in sentence:
  • I mulled over the events of the afternoon;
  • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years;
  • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
Meaning (3):
- heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
Example in sentence:
  • mulled cider

Nearby Words:

mulada mulatto mulattoes mulattress mulberries mulberry mulberry-faced mulch mulched mulching

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