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▪ I. † ˈmulling, n. Obs. rare.
[Cf. mully n. and -ing3.]
A term of endearment.
c1450Cov. Myst. xvi. (Shaks. Soc.) 160 Ȝit fayre mullynge, take it nat at no greve. 1519W. Horman Vulg. 295 This is a feyre and swete mullynge. Blandus est puerulus insigni festiuitate. a1529Skelton E. Rummyng 224 He calleth me his whyting, His mullyng and his mytyng.
▪ II. mulling, vbl. n.1|ˈmʌlɪŋ|
Chiefly U.S. Bustle, stir, excitement.
1845S. Judd Margaret 170 (Bartlett) There has been a pretty considerable mullin going on among the doctors. 1866Lowell Biglow P. ii. Introd., We have always heard mullin used for stirring, bustling, sometimes in an underhand way.
▪ III. mulling, vbl. n.2
[f. mull v.1 + -ing1.]
The process of rubbing or grinding; the conversion of a solid into a mull (mull n.1 2).
1937Austral. Jrnl. Dentistry XLI. 127 Mixing. This consisted of 1, 1½ or 2 minutes trituration in a standard mortar using about 120 revolutions of the pestle per minute, followed by 1 or 1½ minutes mulling in the hand. 1944E. R. Riegel Chem. Machinery xi. 249 Mulling is the second way in which solids may be mixed with solids. The mulling action is comparable to the rubbing, kneading, or smearing action of the mortar and pestle; no grinding is involved. The machine for mulling consists of a circular stationary pan in which is mounted a special combination of mullers and plows which revolves. 1964H. A. Szymanski IR: Theory & Pract. Infrared Spectroscopy iii. 79 One of the disadvantages of mulling is that it cannot be used very conveniently on rubber, plastics, or resinous materials. 1971Rosenblatt & Davis Laboratory Course Org. Chem. iii. 71 Another method for preparing a solid sample is to grind 5 mg of the solid to a fine dispersion in a drop of suitable mulling agent. 1971Materials & Technol. II. iii. 140 Mulling improves the final shape of the grain by knocking off its brittle corners, and this is carried out by impact crushing, pan milling, or air blasting.
▪ IV. mulling, vbl. n.3
see mull v.8 |