mull
noun
1. a term used in Scottish names of promontories
- the Mull of Kintyre
Definition categories: object, foreland, head, headland, promontory
2. an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
Definition categories: location
verb
1. reflect deeply on a subject
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
Similar word(s): contemplate, excogitate, meditate, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate
Definition categories: cognition, cerebrate, cogitate, think
2. heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
- mulled cider
Definition categories: perception, dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten
Sentences with mull as a verb:
- to mull a thought or a problem
- he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision