What does the term mull over mean?
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What does the term mull over mean?
Ponder, think about
Ponder, think about, as in She mulled over the offer for some time and then turned it down. [ Late 1800s]
What does mulling things over mean?
to give serious and careful thought to.
What’s another word for mull over?
In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for mull-over, like: think over, excogitate, mull, chew-over, speculate, ruminate, meditate, contemplate, ponder, muse and reflect.
What is it mulling over like?
If you mull something over, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie. [
What is another word for mulling over?
Where does the word mull originate?
Mull is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol, a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain, bare of trees (it has also been used, in Gaelic, to refer to a forehead, or to a shaved head). As an adjective, the word is used to indicate something which is bare, dull, or bald.
How do you use mull over in a sentence?
Examples of ‘mull over’ in a sentence mull over
- The couple had been mulling over business ideas for a while.
- It will be a long time to mull over a defeat.
- It’s certainly something to mull over the next time you pay for your groceries.
- We mull over ideas, issues, and ministry tactics.
What is a Mull in Scotland?
What is mull in Gaelic?
What does it mean to mull yourself?
mullverb. To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over. to mull over a thought or a problem. mullverb.
What is a synonym for mull over?
study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)
Where did the word Mull originate?
From Middle English molle (“rubbish”), from Middle French mol or its etymon Latin mollis.
Who owns the Isle of Muck?
the MacEwen family
It’s low-lying and relatively fertile, with a range of accommodation, so in summer its resident population of 40 is doubled. Muck is owned by the MacEwen family, who’ve lived and farmed here for a century.
