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mulled over

mulled over is the simple past and past participle of mull over.

Meaning of mull over

Verb

mull over (third-person singular simple present mulls over, present participle mulling over, simple past and past participle mulled over)

  1. (transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
    • I have been mulling over this math problem for weeks.
    Synonyms:
    ponder, chew over

Questions about mulled over

What is mulled over the simple past and past participle of?
Mulled over is the simple past and past participle of mull over.

Words near mulled over in the dictionary

  1. mullato
  2. mullatoes
  3. mullatos
  4. Mullaway
  5. mulled
  6. mulled over
  7. mulled wine
  8. mulled wines
  9. mullein
  10. mulleins
  11. mullen

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