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How to use mull in a sentence

19 example sentences · verb, noun

Mull means to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate. Example: “I have been mulling over this math problem for weeks.”

Examples of mull by meaning

verbTo work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.

  • to mull a thought or a problem
  • he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision
  • It was the germ of a thought, which, however, was destined to mull around in his conscious and subconscious mind until it resulted in magnificent achievement.1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as...

nounA mess of something; a mistake.

  • HERDMAN. — The honourable member for Nelson says they made a mull of it.1904, Parliamentary Debates, New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, page 83

nounA thin, soft muslin.

  • Smocking done in colors on fine white batiste, silk mull, or nainsook makes pretty guimpes and dresses for children and very smart blouses for women.1916, “Smocking”, in The Dressmaker: A Complete Book on All Matters Connected with Sewing and Dressmaking […], 2nd revised and enlarged...

nounA promontory.

  • the Mull of Kintyre

More sentences with mull

  • I have been mulling over this math problem for weeks.From the entry mull over
  • He had spent half of his journey mulling over how he would savour his revenge.2014, Jonathan Crocker, A Dream of Hope and Sorrow. From the entry ugly
  • Adult Swedes also enjoy their favourite Christmas drink, glogg, which is a spicy mulled wine.2004, Becky Ohlsen, Jonathan Smith, Stockholm, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry glogg
  • Smith, who’s still mulling over ways that she can “go Galt,” sees a possibility for a moral stand.2009 March 6, David Weigel, “Battling Obama by ‘Going Galt’”, in The Washington Independent, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2012. From the entry go Galt
  • The fog mulls of summer were gone.1990, Kathleen Snow, Aguahega, A New Novel, page 164. From the entry fog mull
  • Many of these hot drinks have clerical names—Bishop being a type of mulled port, Cardinal using claret, and Pope Champagne.1976 January 15, Times (London), 12/8. From the entry pope
  • Where McGovern sits among the greatest defenders to have played the game will be mulled over by sentimental, soppy supporters for days to come.2025 June 21, Brendan Foster, “Gov's ability to read the play ranks him among the best defenders of the modern era”, in WAToday, retrieved…. From the entry key back
  • According to this now vast popular literature, the creation of an atmosphere of hygge is aided by gløgg (mulled wine), meatballs and cardamom buns.2016 November 22, Charlotte Higgins, “The hygge conspiracy”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2018. From the entry hygge
  • I’m certain it would take more than a pull of Persy’s mulled wine to jerrycummymble the tongue of one of Frysan Wright’s sons.2009, James G. Anderson & Mark Sebanc, The Stoneholding. From the entry jerrycummumble
  • The rooter was the tool that convinced me that plumbers and doctors were only alike if you'd missed out on your daily cone of mull.2007, Scot Gardner, The Legend of Kevin the Plumber. From the entry rooter
  • The whole thing, Tyne decided, would make a nice problem to mull over in his old age -- if, as, and when.1988, Harry Brown, A Walk in the Sun, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry if, as and when
  • He mulls whether to try changing history — removing that ugly watershed moment from American history, de-Zaprudering us all in the process — or to stand back.2014 September 23, Zach Dionne, “Stephen King, Roving Format Dabbler, Is Coming to Hulu With ‘11/22/63’”, in Grantland. From the entry Zapruder
  • The tiger nosed around in the weeds for a while, but soon returned to its original hiding place, presumably to mull over what it had learned.1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry nose around

Meaning of mull

  1. verb To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
  2. verb To powder; to pulverize.
  3. verb To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.

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Questions about mull in a sentence

How do you use mull in a sentence?
Mull is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I have been mulling over this math problem for weeks.”
What is a short sentence with mull?
“the Mull of Kintyre”
What does mull mean?
Mull means to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.

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