Synonyms of mull

mull 1 of 2

verb

ˈməl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grind
• pound
• crush
• beat
• disintegrate
• powder
• mill
• crumble
• pulverize
• atomize
• bray
• break
• smash
• comminute
• grate
• fragment
• fracture
• shatter
• crunch
• bust
• dash
• splinter
• kibble
• micronize

mull

2 of 2

noun

as in duff

Related Words

• duff
• sediment
• silt
• marl
• detritus
• shingle
• loam
• sand
• subsoil
• alluvium
• colluvium
• dust
• humus
• substratum
• loess
• gravel
• topsoil
• clay
• muck
• mud
• soil
• gumbo
• gley
• blackland
• mold
• kaolin
• gault
• ground
• earth
• clod
• guck
• dirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mull

Verb

Meanwhile, Tool drummer Danny Carey seemed to let the cat out of the bag in February that the band was mulling a Sphere residency in Las Vegas, but no further details have emerged. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

But rumors now abound that the Kremlin is mulling another mass mobilization later this year, when the elections are safely in the rearview mirror, and that possibility is sure to be causing consternation among many. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Officials have recently begun to mull raising rates to combat inflation, but that calculus could change if economic figures show the labor market might be the greater problem. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

With no immediate takers on a documentary pitch her team put together, Rice has mulled booking a one-way ticket to Dubai and showing up at the last hotel McDonnell was known to be living at to close the loop on the story herself. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing mull

• mull (over)