Thesaurus results for MULLING

mulling

verb

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 Even the government in South Africa, the biggest economy in Africa, has not made the financial guarantees to host an F1 race again, and has been mulling over the cost of a possible Olympics bid for nearly 20 years. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Even in tech-friendly California, state lawmakers are mulling ways to bring robotaxis to heel. — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026 Sony Pictures and filmmaker Sam Mendes have been mulling some innovative ideas for the release of their four Beatles biopics — including lumping together the films’ box office returns. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The move also comes as Congress is mulling bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for energy infrastructure projects, including offshore wind farms. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 As rural communities across the United States wage intensifying battles to keep AI-computing data centers out of their backyards, some tech giants are mulling methods that could sidestep such local resentment — by sending the facilities to space. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Lessons many of us had been mulling, but hadn’t fully articulated. — James Kavanaugh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 New Disney Entertainment Television chairman Debra OConnell is said to be mulling further structural changes in the coming weeks. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 This cider would suit as a base with mulling spices—and perhaps more sweeteners—mixed in. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulling

Verb

For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
This innovation—the mass manufacture of ammonia, vastly more efficient than scraping guano off remote islands or grinding mountains of bison bones—removed the most critical nutrient bottleneck in global agriculture.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of grinding

Verb

Groups of young people were seen dancing with music pounding through the crowd as meters away tear gas billowed into the air.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
At the moment, the good detective is strutting around the float, kicking the wheels and pounding the floorboards.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

The Tigers bounced back from an overtime loss to Kentucky by crushing Mississippi State (which was missing quarterback Kamario Taylor and running back Fluff Bothwell).

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
On the other side, that's a crushing loss for a Nittany Lions team that certainly didn't need any more games going in the loss column.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of crushing

Verb

The automaker just cut the high end of its forecast and saw its share price drop, even while beating expectations for the quarter.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers-Yankees series lasted five games, and the Dodgers beat up on the Yankees when the Yankees weren’t beating themselves.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026