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verb

ˈməl How to pronounce mull (audio)
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as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles the dentist was in the habit of mulling the mercury amalgam in the palm of his hand

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noun

as in duff

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Recent Examples of mull
Verb
Republicans are mulling a sizable $350 billion plus-up for Hegseth on par with the White House’s budget request that the GOP could pass on its own, through the reconciliation process that allows majority rule over potential objections from Democrats. — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 20 June 2026 Indeed, OpenAI is mulling slashing prices, the Journal reported, while some customers are only using highly capable models for complex tasks, relying on cheaper open-source ones for most functions, saving up to 95% on outlays. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 In another, a judge mulling permanent restrictions on ICE’s operations in the building last year deemed the agency’s detention of asylum seekers inhumane. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 The company is also mulling two additional plants in the next three to five years that would double capacity. — Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mull
  1. grind
  2. duff
  3. pound
  4. sediment
  5. crush
  6. silt
  7. beat
  8. marl
Verb
  • With more and more families settling in cities in the second half of the 19th century, camps gave kids a refuge from the oppressive heat, rancid smells and grinding noise of summer in the city.
    — Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • If Ryan McMahon really did revive their season with that grinding 12-pitch at bat against Yankee-killing Rays ace Drew Rasmussen last Thursday, what can Brian Cashman do to sufficiently fix the roster for a deep postseason run?
    — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of grind
Noun
  • Hilary Duff is a duff-initely sad about her relationship with sister Haylie.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Colorado vet wristed a rebound past goaltender Kevin Lankinen from the left face-off circle with 32 seconds left in the first period — a score that got the Avs off their collective duffs and onto the scoreboard.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of duff
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  • In IconArrows pointing outwards RANDOM, BUT INTERESTING Russia’s energy infrastructure continues to get pounded by Ukrainian drones.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Vargas pounded a monster second-deck home run in the eighth inning that turned into this game’s only extra-base hit — by either team.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of pound
Noun
  • Smoke and soot sediment were ubiquitous, with soot often piling up on cars and windowsills.
    — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • Salvage operations commenced immediately but accomplished little, and the wreck gradually disappeared into the sediment of the Solent.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Definition of sediment
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  • France and England are both coming off crushing losses in the World Cup semifinals.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The Oscar nominee stars as Wat Tyler, an ordinary peasant who steps up to lead an extraordinary fight against King Richard II after crushing taxes and political oppression push the country’s working class to a breaking point.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of crush
Noun
  • The water drew back from the house, left a thick, stinking silt across the floor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of silt
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  • Never has a team appeared so beatable while so rarely being beaten.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The Royals beat the Padres 6-1 to win the three-game series outright.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
Definition of beat
Noun
  • Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Definition of marl

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