mull

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I - noun

a term used in Scottish names of promontories
- the Mull of Kintyre
• Hypernyms:
promontory, headland, head, foreland

II - verb

1. reflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 1)
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
• Syn:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
contemplate, muse, reflect, mull over, ruminate, speculate
• Derivationally related forms:
speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), ruminative (for: ruminate), rumination (for: ruminate), ruminator (for: ruminate), muller, reflective (for: reflect), muse (for: muse), muser (for: muse), musing (for: muse), contemplative (for: contemplate), contemplation (for: contemplate), excogitative (for: excogitate), ponderer (for: ponder), meditative (for: meditate), meditation (for: meditate)
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Hyponyms:
premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, bethink,
cogitate, wonder, question, puzzle, study, consider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: think over)
- Somebody ----s something (for: chew over)
2. heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
- mulled cider
• Derivationally related forms:
muller
• Hypernyms:
sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something