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mulling (over)

verb , present participle of mull (over)

Synonyms and Antonyms of mulling (over)

to give serious and careful thought to

mull over the idea for a while and then let me know

Synonyms of mulling (over)

chewing over, cogitating, considering, contemplating, debating, deliberating, entertaining, eyeing (or eying), kicking around, meditating, perpending, pondering, poring (over), questioning, revolving, ruminating, studying, thinking (about or over), turning, weighing, wrestling (with)

Words Related to mulling (over)

musing (upon), reflecting (on or upon), reminiscing

analyzing, exploring, reviewing

concluding, reasoning

second-guessing, speculating (about)

brooding (about or over), dwelling (on or upon), fixating (on or upon), fretting (about or over), obsessing (about or over)

believing, conceiving, opining

absorbing, assimilating, digesting, drinking (in)

Phrases Synonymous with mulling (over)

beating one's brains out (about), chewing on, cudgeling one's brains (about), looking at

Near Antonyms of mulling (over)

disregarding, ignoring, overlooking, slighting

dismissing, pooh-poohing (also poohing), rejecting

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