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单词 mull
释义 mull
I. \ˈməl, dial Brit “ or ˈmu̇l\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mul, mol, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English myl dust, melu meal — more at meal
1.
 a. chiefly dialect Britain : dust : dry mold
 b. chiefly dialect Britain : peat
2. [probably from mull (II) ] : mixture, mess, muddle
 < mull of subtly flavored shrimps-of-the-sea heaped on a snowy hillock of rice — Jean Austen >
 < made a mull of things up to now — Maguerite Steen >
II. \ˈməl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English mullen, from mul, mol, n.
transitive verb
1. : to grind or mix thoroughly (as in a mortar) : pulverize, crumble, stir
 < mull a portion of the pigment with the oil — H.J.Wolfe >
 < the alloy, after removal from the amalgamator, was mulled in the palm of the hand — Journal of American Dental Association >
 < mull tobacco in making snuff >
2.
 a. Britain : to make a mess of : botch, fumble, muff
  < mull a catch in cricket >
 b.
  (1) : blunt, dull, deaden
   < walls were red brick, not a bright, brawling color, but sufficient to mull the edge of a bitter day — Audrey Barker >
  (2) : befuddle, bemuse
   < pleasantly mulled by the martinis — C.O.Gorham >
   < nerves dulled and mulled by copious wine — Francis Hackett >
3. : to consider or talk over the aspects of (as a problem) at length or at leisure : go over in one's mind : ponder
 < tax experts, mulling how to keep on a pay-as-you-go basis — Time >
 < aides mull a batch of overseas disposal plans — Wall Street Journal >
— often used with over
 < the idea he was mulling over that spring — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson >
 < sat mulling over what she had said — Cortland Fitzsimmons >
 < mulling over a new quilt pattern — Julian Dana >
 < mulled the book over in his mind — Henry Giniger >
4. : temper 3e
intransitive verb
1. : meditate, ponder, think
 < mull about for words that will convey suspicions as well as impressions — Everybody's Magazine >
 < all his talk of mulling and weighing and balancing was vacillation — J.P.Marquand >
2. : mess, muddle, dawdle
 < don't mull over your breakfast — Lionel Shapiro >
 < spend two hours after dinner mulling around with your agent — Niven Busch >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) mole, probably from Old Norse mūli projecting crag, snout, muzzle; akin to Old High German mūla, mūl mouth (of an animal), Gothic faurmūljan to muzzle, Greek myllon lip, Latin mutus mute — more at mute
Scotland : headland, peninsula
 < the Mull of Galloway >
 < the Mull of Kintyre >
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: to heat, sweeten, and flavor (as wine or cider) with spices
V. noun
(-s)
: a mulled beverage (as wine)
VI.
chiefly Scotland
variant of mill
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from mulmul
1. : a soft fine sheer fabric in plain weave made of cotton, silk, or rayon singly or in combination and used with or without special finishes for clothing and in bookbinding
2. : an ointment of high melting point intended to be spread on muslin or mull and used like a plaster
 < zinc mull >
VIII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: German, from Danish muld, from Old Norse mold dust, soil — more at mold
: granular forest humus consisting characteristically of a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil merging gradually into the mineral soil beneath — compare duff, mulch
IX. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: mullion
X. abbreviation
mullion
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