Thesaurus results for MULLING

mulling

verb

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present participle of mull

as in grinding

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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Recent Examples of mulling Now, how to get the Chalamets of the world to give it a second chance is a whole other question the Glyndebourne festival is mulling over. —

Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026 Israel's place in the contest has become contentious as outrage over the carnage in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Iran has grown from Rome to Madrid with massive popular protests and European Union politicians mulling new sanctions. —

ABC News, 13 May 2026 The 41-year-old James, however, is mulling whether to continue his Hall-of-Fame career or retire. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 Atlan-Jackson was mulling his next steps after an attempt to build a European distribution group under his Backup Media banner, with France’s The Jokers Films and Benelux’s Cinéart as its first cornerstones, hit the buffers due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of streamers. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 After his arrest in February, the BBC reported that the government was mulling legislation to remove him from the line of succession entirely. —

Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 Republicans hold a narrow lead in those gerrymandering wars, and more GOP-leaning states are now either delaying primaries or mulling calling special sessions to redraw new lines. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The sequel centers on Miranda struggling to keep up with her former assistant Emily Charlton (Blunt), who is now a rival executive, while navigating a fraught print industry and mulling over retirement. —

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Despite the success, Stafford has reportedly been mulling retirement after each season for the past couple of seasons. —

Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

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Whereas most of his teammates got their start playing high school and college ball, Natty began by grinding it out in the Northern California mountain town of Lake Tahoe, the Washington Nationals said in a news release.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Begin by gently grinding the tip of your dog’s nails, being careful not to grind too much or too quickly and keeping the grinder at a slight angle to avoid the quick.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026