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verb

ˈməl How to pronounce mull (audio)
Definition of mullnext
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
Right now, Congress is mulling whether to renew the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, which seemingly is the sole legal basis allowing AI firms to share information with the government through GOLD EAGLE, the complaint said. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 Across Europe, the director noted, governments are mulling whether the continent’s work-life balance needs to be reconsidered. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Slow cooker mulled cider recipes, like The Kitchn’s version, are designed to run in the background during holiday prep. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 If reelected, Luxon is seeking to make his government the latest worldwide to enact age restrictions for social media platforms after dozens of countries have either introduced or are mulling such measures. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 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
  • The third round was old-style Gauff, scratchy and inconsistent and grinding her way to victory with her legs, over Cristina Buçsa.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • What is so distressing about the lawsuit that is grinding through the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan is that there seems to be no end in sight.
    — Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 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
Verb
  • The Americans were constantly pounding the ball inside and converting turnovers into easy layups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Communities have seen waves pound the coastline, eroding the shore and putting homes and infrastructure at risk.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of pound
Noun
  • Clark says large, sediment-laden floods in this region have been increasing in number over the last decade or so, and warming temperatures appear to be part of the cause.
    — Thor Benson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Generally, in high-altitude environments such as mountain ranges, permafrost—basically, frozen soil—holds sediment and rocky material together.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sediment
Verb
  • The vanishing New York chronicled in the blogs of the mid-aughts has mostly vanished, NYU has colonized large swaths of downtown, and a populace struggling to afford the crushing price of housing has arisen in its wake.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Now workers are crushing concrete and twisted metal into roads, shelter floors, and spaces for community kitchens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of crush
Noun
  • Its bottom is lined with soft, soupy silt that makes traditional bridge pillars impossible.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • What survivors have said At least 279 hydropower workers have been rescued or managed to trudge their way out of the mud and silt riddled tunnels.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of silt
Verb
  • Jake Burger homered twice and Ezequiel Duran had his 12th game this season with at least three hits as Texas rallied from two four-run deficits to beat Tampa Bay.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Watson was at the center of one of Week 1’s biggest upsets as the Minutemen won at Rutgers to break a 16-game losing streak and beat an FBS opponent for the first time since 2023.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 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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