noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.

   "My mullings over where to go with my life, and now also where to go after Phuket island, incorporated what I saw in my everyday walks […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of mull form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

considerationdeliberationmeditationreflectionruminationthought

Example

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"Marcus spent a long time mulling over the idea of buying himself a new motorbike."

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