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mull over

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mull

1  [muhl]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to study or ruminate; ponder.
–verb (used with object)
2. to think about carefully; consider (often fol. by over): to mull over an idea.
3. to make a mess or failure of.
Origin:
1815–25; perh. identical with dial. mull to crumble, pulverize; see mull 4

Synonyms:
1. consider, weigh.
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Main Entry: 2mull
Function: noun
1 : a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon
2 : an ointment of high melting pointintended to be spread on muslin or mull and used like a plaster mull>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

mull over

Ponder, think about, as in She mulled over the offer for some time and then turned it down. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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