mull

1
[ muhl ]
/ mʌl /

verb (used without object)

to study or ruminate; ponder.

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of mull

1
1815–25; perhaps identical with dial. mull to crumble, pulverize; see mull4

British Dictionary definitions for mull over (1 of 6)

Mull
/ (mʌl) /

noun

a mountainous island off the west coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull . Chief town: Tobermory. Pop: 2667 (2001). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for mull over (2 of 6)

mull 1
/ (mʌl) /

verb

(tr often foll by over) to study or ponder

Word Origin for mull

C19: probably from muddle

British Dictionary definitions for mull over (3 of 6)

mull 2
/ (mʌl) /

verb

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

Derived forms of mull

mulled, adjective

Word Origin for mull

C17: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for mull over (4 of 6)

mull 3
/ (mʌl) /

noun

a light muslin fabric of soft texture

Word Origin for mull

C18: earlier mulmull, from Hindi malmal

British Dictionary definitions for mull over (5 of 6)

mull 4
/ (mʌl) /

noun

a layer of nonacidic humus formed in well drained and aerated soils Compare mor

Word Origin for mull

C20: from Danish muld; see mould ³

British Dictionary definitions for mull over (6 of 6)

mull 5
/ (mʌl) /

noun

Scot a promontory

Word Origin for mull

C14: related to Gaelic maol, Icelandic múli

Idioms and Phrases with mull over

mull over

Ponder, think about, as in She mulled over the offer for some time and then turned it down. [Late 1800s]