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BNC: 19022 COCA: 13242

mull

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
mull /ˈmʌl/ verb
mulls; mulled; mulling
mull
/ˈmʌl/
verb
mulls; mulled; mulling
Learner's definition of MULL
[+ object]
: to think about (something) slowly and carefully : ponder慎重考虑;仔细考虑
usually + over
BNC: 19022 COCA: 13242

mull

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verb (1)

mulled; mulling; mulls

transitive verb

1
: to grind or mix thoroughly : pulverize
mull a portion of the pigment with the oil H. J. Wolfe
2
: to consider at length : ponder
often used with over
mulled over his choicesIt's a fine offer, but we need time to mull it over.

intransitive verb

: meditate, ponder
all his talk of mulling and weighing and balancing was vacillation J. P. Marquand

mull

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verb (2)

mulled; mulling; mulls

transitive verb

: to heat, sweeten, and flavor (a beverage, such as wine or cider) with spices

mull

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noun (1)

: a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon

mull

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noun (2)

1
: friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath
2
: a finely powdered solid especially in a suspension

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, from mul, mol dust, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English melu meal — more at meal

Verb (2)

origin unknown

Noun (1)

by shortening & alteration from mulmul muslin, from Hindi malmal

Noun (2)

Danish muld, from Old Norse mold dust, soil; akin to Old High German molta dust, soil — more at mold entry 5

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Verb (2)

1618, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1778, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mull was in the 15th century
BNC: 19022 COCA: 13242

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