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 While mulling over ideas, Kris decides to visit the franchise’s original final girl, the reclusive Billie (played mesmerizingly by Gillian Anderson, complete with a southern accent). — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 After a month of mulling over the proof’s ideas, Levy clued in to the reason that their ad hoc method worked. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Kenya has committed a $165 million seed investment in the refinery, with other East African economies mulling similar investments. — Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 John Cornyn and Thom Tillis and is mulling withdrawing Blanche’s nomination, a move that could backfire if Democrats cut into Republicans’ slim Senate majority this fall. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Which brings us back to Tristan Gary, still mulling the details of her dream dressing room. — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 The reason Schmidt had been mulling the possibility of previous advanced civilizations on Earth was an event deep in the past. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Remember that one time Aaron barricaded himself in a dark cave for four days whilst mulling his NFL future? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 After mulling over their wishlist, Caywood and her husband finally started solidifying their plans. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulling

Verb

The banking business model is built atop an army of young analysts (and, in time, associates and VPs) grinding through deals.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Every woman, child, and man alive was out here grinding all day every day except on Lincoln’s Birthday in death-trap packing plants controlled by a five-man syndicate called the Beef Trust.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of grinding

Verb

Keeber’s eldest son is still pounding the pavement looking for work as employers pull back entry-level hiring.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

The reason is that protesters fear that the Republic of Georgia will continue following an authoritarian path similar to Russia’s, crushing their hopes and dreams of being another Western-style democracy that is a member of NATO and the EU.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Because what action fan doesn't appreciate a good catapult crushing?

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of crushing

Verb

The family is also adamant that they were told by the hospital that by the time Lopez-Cornejo arrived there on Saturday, his heart was no longer beating.

— Armando Garcia, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The Giants then pulled off one more buzzer-beating trade by flipping reliever Erik Miller for infielder and former first-rounder Marcelo Mayer, their fifth and final trade of the day.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026