mulled

UK: /ˈmʌld/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mull¹ /mʌl/   v. 

1. to think about carefully: [~ + object + over]
   mulled the plan over first.
   [~ + over + object]
   mulled over the idea for weeks.

mull² /mʌl/   v. [~ + object]

1. Food to heat, sweeten, and flavor (ale or wine) with spices.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mull¹  (mul), v.i. 

1. to study or ruminate;
   ponder.

v.t. 

2. to think about carefully;
   consider (often fol. by over):
   to mull over an idea.
3. to make a mess or failure of.

• 1815–25; perh. identical with dialect, dialectal mull to crumble, pulverize; see mull⁴

Synonyms

• 1. consider, weigh.

mull²  (mul), v.t. 

1. Food to heat, sweeten, and flavor with spices for drinking, as ale or wine.

• origin, originally uncertain 1610–20

mull³  (mul), n. 

1. a soft, thin muslin.

• Hindi malmal
• earlier mulmul 1790–1800

mull⁴  (mul), v.t. [Metall.]

1. Metallurgy to mix (clay and sand) under a roller for use in preparing a mold.

• 1400–50; compare dialect, dialectal: to crumble, pulverize, Middle English mollen, mullen, origin, originally, to moisten, soften by wetting; see moil

Mull  (mul), n. 

1. Place Names an island in the Hebrides, in W Scotland. 3185;
   ab. 351 sq. mi. (910 sq. km).

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mull / mʌl/ verb

1. (transitive) often followed by over: to study or ponder

Etymology: 19th Century: probably from muddle

mull / mʌl/ verb

1. (transitive) to heat (wine, ale, etc) with sugar and spices to make a hot drink

Etymology: 17th Century: of unknown origin

mulled adjective

mull / mʌl/ noun

1. a light muslin fabric of soft texture

Etymology: 18th Century: earlier mulmull, from Hindi malmal

mull / mʌl/ noun

1. a promontory

Etymology: 14th Century: related to Gaelic maol, Icelandic múli