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# mull

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

«mull» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To mull over something: to think about it carefully for some time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#m1)
2. To heat wine, cider or juice with sugar and spices: mulled wine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#m2)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x1)
- Mole mulled over the Rat's words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x2)
- She sat mulling over the maths problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x3)
- Dad made mulled apple juice for the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x4)
- The smell of mulled wine filled the market. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x5)
- We went to the Isle of Mull to see puffins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x6)
- Don't mull too long — the bus is coming! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/#x7)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mull/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mull.html) on Mova free.