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- [muhl oh-ver]
- /mʌl ˈoʊ vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhl oh-ver]
- /mʌl ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of mull over words
- verb without object mull over to study or ruminate; ponder. 1
- verb with object mull over to think about carefully; consider (often followed by over): to mull over an idea. 1
- verb with object mull over to make a mess or failure of. 1
- transitivephrasal verb mull over ponder, consider 1
- phrasal verb mull over If you mull something over, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. 0
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Origin of mull over
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; perhaps identical with dial. mull to crumble, pulverize; see mull4
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Parts of speech for Mull over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mull over popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mull over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mull over
verb mull over
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- grieve — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- meditate — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- sulk — to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood: Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
- mope — to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
Antonyms for mull over
verb mull over
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
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