mull
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mull1 /mʌl/ verb [transitive] usually mull something ↔ over to think about a problem, plan etc for a long time before making a decision 认真琢磨，反复思考〔问题、计划等〕 SYN consider He’s mulling over the proposals before making any changes. 实施变革之前他在反复考虑这些建议。 The company is mulling over a share offer. 公司在酿发行股票。→ See Verb table
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mull• Constant mulling had left Father Vic afflicted with a wide array of nervous tics, small flinches and exasperated sighs.• The amateur crypto-hackers challenge each statement, asking for clarification, mulling it over until each understands.• He's mulling over an offer from NBC to star in his own series.• There, with a copious supply of scotch, he mulled over the day's events.• Barney appeared to be mulling over what he had just learned; several times he looked searchingly at Melissa across the table.• Kirov mulled over what he knew of the man thus far.• For some days he had been mulling this over, trying to come up with something more interesting than Wyvis Hall.mull2 noun [countable] SGDNan area of land that sticks out into the sea – used in Scotland 岬，海角〔用于苏格兰〕 the Mull of Kintyre 金泰尔角Examples from the Corpus
mull• We have wine on the mull.nMull (also the Isle of Mull) na large island off the west coast of Scotland, the largest island in the Inner Hebrides. It is often visited by tourists, especially in summer.Origin mull (1800-1900) mull “to crush into powder” ((15-20 centuries)), from mull “dust” ((14-19 centuries)), probably from Middle Dutch molmull1 verbmull2 nounMullLDOCE OnlineChinese
etc a Corpus to about problem, plan think
mull
mull1 /mʌl/ 
verb [transitive]
SYN consider:
He’s mulling over the proposals before making any changes.
The company is mulling over a share offer.
mull2 noun [countable]
an area of land that sticks out into the sea – used in Scotland:
the Mull of Kintyre
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verb [transitive] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: mull 'to crush into powder' (15-20 centuries), from mull 'dust' (14-19 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch mol
usually mull something ↔over to think about a problem, plan etc for a long time before making a decision Origin: mull 'to crush into powder' (15-20 centuries), from mull 'dust' (14-19 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch mol
SYN consider:
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noun [countable]an area of land that sticks out into the sea – used in Scotland:
Mull
Mull (also the Isle of Mull)
a large island off the west coast of Scotland, the largest island in the Inner Hebrides. It is often visited by tourists, especially in summer.
Mull
(also the Isle of Mull)a large island off the west coast of Scotland, the largest island in the Inner Hebrides. It is often visited by tourists, especially in summer.
