mull C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /mʌl/ UK /mʌl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to think over or ponder, or to heat and spice a drink She needed a few days to mull over the job offer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to think over or ponder, or... ponderconsidercontemplateruminatedeliberatereflect ↔ Opposites ignoredisregard Word family Derived forms mulledmulling Etymology AI details In the sense 'ponder', of uncertain origin, perhaps from mull ('to grind to powder, muddle'); in the sense 'heat and spice a drink', also of obscure origin, recorded from the 17th century. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mull **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /mʌl/ **IPA (UK):** /mʌl/ ## Meanings 1. to think over or ponder, or to heat and spice a drink ## Examples - She needed a few days to mull over the job offer. ## Synonyms - ponder - consider - contemplate - ruminate - deliberate - reflect ## Antonyms - ignore - disregard ## Derived Forms - mulled - mulling ## Etymology In the sense 'ponder', of uncertain origin, perhaps from mull ('to grind to powder, muddle'); in the sense 'heat and spice a drink', also of obscure origin, recorded from the 17th century. ## AI Etymology Mull is in the sense 'ponder', of uncertain origin, perhaps from mull ('to grind to powder, muddle'); in the sense 'heat and spice a drink', also of obscure origin, recorded from the 17th century. The same word family includes mulled, mulling. Its current verb use means "to think over or ponder, or to heat and spice a drink". ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown