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Mull Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mull? [n] an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides [n] a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre" [v] reflect deeply on a subject; "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" [v] heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mull: chew over \| contemplate \| excogotate \| meditate \| mull over \| muse \| ponder \| reflect \| ruminate \| speculate \| think over Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mull: addle \| ball up \| befuddle \| benumb \| bewilder \| blunt \| botch \| botchery \| candy \| chafe \| chew over \| con \| consider \| contemplate \| cook \| dally \| deliberate over \| desensitize \| dillydally \| discombobulate \| distract \| dulcify \| dull \| edulcorate \| electric-heat \| evaluate \| examine \| fire \| fire up \| foment \| fuddle \| gas-heat \| glaze \| hash \| heat \| honey \| hot \| hot up \| hot-air-heat \| hot-water-heat \| linger \| loiter \| mix-up \| muddle \| mull over \| muse on \| muss \| numb \| overheat \| poke \| ponder \| preheat \| procrastinate \| put off \| recook \| reheat \| review \| ruminate over \| saccharify \| shambles \| steam \| stoke up \| study \| sugar \| sugar off \| sugarcoat \| superheat \| sweeten \| tarry \| tepefy \| think about \| think over \| throw off \| turn over \| warm \| warm over \| warm up \| weigh See Also \| bethink \| brood \| cerebrate \| cogitate \| consider \| dulcify \| dulcorate \| dwell \| edulcorate \| foreland \| headland \| Inner Hebrides \| introspect \| island \| premeditate \| promontory \| puzzle \| question \| study \| sweeten \| theologise \| theologize \| think \| wonder \| worry Mull In Webster's Dictionary \Mull\ (m[u^]l), n. [Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See {Muslin}.] A thin, soft kind of muslin. \Mull\, n. [Icel. m[=u]li a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. moel. Cf. {Mouth}.] 1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.] 2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn. \Mull\, n. [Prob. akin to mold. [root]108. See {Mold}.] Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] --Gower. \Mull\, v. t. [OE. mullen. See 2d {Muller}.] To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.] \Mull\, v. i. To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq. U.S.] \Mull\, n. An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger. \Mull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mulling}.] [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p. p.; OE. mold-ale funeral ale or banquet. See {Mold} soil.] 1. To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. New cider, mulled with ginger warm. --Gay. 2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. --Shak.

Mull Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mull?

[n] an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
[n] a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"
[v] reflect deeply on a subject; "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"
[v] heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

Mull In Webster's Dictionary

\Mull\ (m[u^]l), n. [Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See
{Muslin}.]
A thin, soft kind of muslin.


\Mull\, n. [Icel. m[=u]li a snout, muzzle, projecting crag;
or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or
eminence, W. moel. Cf. {Mouth}.]
1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.]

2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.


\Mull\, n. [Prob. akin to mold. [root]108. See {Mold}.]
Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] --Gower.


\Mull\, v. t. [OE. mullen. See 2d {Muller}.]
To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.]


\Mull\, v. i.
To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually
with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq.
U.S.]


\Mull\, n.
An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or
the peelings and refuse of the larger.


\Mull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mulling}.] [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p. p.; OE.
mold-ale funeral ale or banquet. See {Mold} soil.]
1. To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull
   wine.

         New cider, mulled with ginger warm.   --Gay.

2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. --Shak.

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