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mullmull /mʌl/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYmullOrigin: 1800-1900 mull to crush into powder (15-20 centuries), from mull dust (14-19 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch mol VERB TABLEmull |
Present | I, you, we, they | mull | | he, she, it | mulls | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mulled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mulled | | he, she, it | has mulled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mulled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mull | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mulled |
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Present | I | am mulling | | he, she, it | is mulling | | you, we, they | are mulling | Past | I, he, she, it | was mulling | | you, we, they | were mulling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mulling | | he, she, it | has been mulling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mulling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mulling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mulling |
1to heat wine or beer with sugar and spices2 (also mull something ↔ over) to think about a problem, plan, etc. and consider it for a long time: He’s mulling over the job offer. |