mull

(noun, verb)

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