[mull] vb [ME, fr. mul, mol dust, prob. fr. MD; akin to OE melu meal--more at meal] vt (15c) 1: to grind or mix thoroughly: pulverize
2: to consider at length: ponder--often used with over ~ vi: meditate, ponder
[2]mull vt [origin unknown] (1618): to heat, sweeten, and flavor (as wine or cider) with spices [3]mull n [by shortening & alter. fr. mulmul muslin, fr. Hindi malmal] (1798): a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayon [4]mull n [G, fr. Dan muld, fr. ON mold dust, soil; akin to OHG molta dust, soil--more at mold] (1928) 1: friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath
2: a finely powdered solid esp. in a suspension