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mull

UK/mʌl/ US/mʊl/ uncommon archaic obsolete slang
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

reflect deeply on a subject

  • “I mulled over the events of the afternoon”
  • “philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years”
  • “The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate”
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2.

heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink

  • “mulled cider”

noun

1.

a term used in Scottish names of promontories

  • “the Mull of Kintyre”
2.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English molle, mulle (“dust, rubbish”), possibly from Old English myl (“dust, mould”), from Proto-West Germanic *muli, a deverbal formation from *mulljan and thus cognate with Dutch mul (“dust, mould”), German Müll (“rubbish”), Swedish moln (“cloud”) and related to English mill (“to grind”). Alternatively, from Middle French mol or its etymon Latin mollis (“soft”). Some verbal senses are supplied by Middle English mollen (“to soften, dissolve”), from Old French moillier, from Latin *molliāre (“to steep”), itself from mollis; compare moil.

Phrases

  • fog mull
  • mull over
  • mull up
  • mulled cider
  • mulled wine

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