mull
1 of 4verb (1)
ˈməl 
mulled; mulling; mulls
transitive verb
1
: to grind or mix thoroughly : pulverize
mull a portion of the pigment with the oil
H. J. Wolfe
H. J. Wolfe2
: 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
J. P. Marquandmull
2 of 4verb (2)
mulled; mulling; mulls
transitive verb
: to heat, sweeten, and flavor (a beverage, such as wine or cider) with spices
mull
3 of 4noun (1)
: a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon
mull
4 of 4noun (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
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- atomize
- beat
- bray
- comminute
- crush
- disintegrate
- grind
- mill
- pound
- powder
- pulverize
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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
Kids Definition
mull
verb
ˈməl
mulled; mulling
: to think about slowly and carefully : ponder
I thought of the words. I mulled them over in my mind. Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows Medical Definition
mull 1 of 2
transitive verb
ˈməl
: to grind or mix thoroughly (as in a mortar) : pulverize
the alloy, after removal from the amalgamator, was mulled in the palm of the hand Journal of American Dental Association
Journal of American Dental Associationmull
2 of 2noun
1
: a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon
2
: an ointment of high melting point intended to be spread on muslin or mull and used like a plaster
zinc mull
Geographical Definition
Mull
geographical name
ˈməl
island of western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides area 351 square miles (913 square kilometers), population 1499
mull 1 of 2
verb
as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles the dentist was in the habit of mulling the mercury amalgam in the palm of his hand Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grind
- pound
- crush
- disintegrate
- beat
- mill
- powder
- pulverize
- crumble
- break
- bray
- atomize
- comminute
- grate
- smash
- crunch
- fracture
- fragment
- shatter
- bust
- splinter
- dash
- kibble
- micronize
mull
2 of 2noun
as in duff
Synonyms & Similar Words
- duff
- sediment
- silt
- marl
- detritus
- shingle
- sand
- loam
- subsoil
- dust
- humus
- blackland
- colluvium
- gley
- alluvium
- substratum
- loess
- muck
- gravel
- clay
- topsoil
- gumbo
- soil
- mud
- gault
- ground
- mold
- kaolin
- earth
- gook
- clod
- guck
- dirt
Phrases Containing mull
- thermocauteries
- thermochemical
- thermochemist
- thermochemistries
- thermochemistry
- thermochemists
- thermochromic
- thermochromism
- thermoclinal
- thermocline
- thermoclines
- thermocouple
- thermocouples
- thermocurrent
- thermodiffusion
- thermoduric
- thermodynamic
- thermodynamic cycle
- thermodynamic efficiency
- thermodynamic equilibrium
- thermodynamic potential
- thermodynamic scale
- thermodynamic system
- thermodynamical
- thermodynamically