mull

«mull» in Mova's school dictionary: To mull over something: to think about it carefully for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (mull, mulls, mulled, mulling); noun (Mull — a place name)

meaning for a pupil

1) To mull over something: to think about it carefully for some time. tree →

2) To heat wine, cider or juice with sugar and spices: mulled wine. tree →

3) (a name) Mull is a large island off the west coast of Scotland; «mull» is also a Scottish word for a headland, as in the Mull of Kintyre. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday phrase: «Let me mull it over» — I need time to think. Winter and Christmas: mulled wine, mulled apple juice. Geography: the Isle of Mull in the Hebrides.

examples

• I'll mull it over and tell you tomorrow. tree →
• Mole mulled over the Rat's words. tree →
• She sat mulling over the maths problem. tree →
• Dad made mulled apple juice for the children. tree →
• The smell of mulled wine filled the market. tree →
• We went to the Isle of Mull to see puffins. tree →
• Don't mull too long — the bus is coming! tree →

note

Usually «mull over» or «mull something over». Mulled wine contains alcohol and is for grown-ups; mulled juice is for children. Not the same as «mule» (an animal).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mull» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.