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mulling

mulling is the present participle and gerund of mull.

Meaning of mull

Verb

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

  1. (usually) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
    • to mull a thought or a problem
  2. To powder; to pulverize.
  3. To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
  4. To heat and spice something, such as wine.
  5. To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
  6. To dull or stupefy.

See all 19 meanings of mull

Noun

mulling (plural mullings)

  1. The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.
    • My mullings over where to go with my life, and now also where to go after Phuket island, incorporated what I saw in my everyday walks […]2001, Charles Stickney, World Enough: Travel Memoirs, page 333
    Synonyms:
    consideration

Synonyms of mulling

Forms of mulling

pluralmullings

Words formed from mulling

Phrases with mulling

Questions about mulling

What does mulling mean?
Mulling means the act of one who mulls or thinks over something.
What is mulling the present participle and gerund of?
Mulling is the present participle and gerund of mull.
What part of speech is mulling?
Mulling is a noun.
What is the plural of mulling?
The plural of mulling is mullings.

Words near mulling in the dictionary

  1. Mullin
  2. Mullinahone
  3. Mullinavat
  4. Mullinax
  5. Mullinaxes
  6. mulling
  7. mulling iron
  8. mulling irons
  9. mulling over
  10. Mullingar
  11. Mullingar heifer

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