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MULLING Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word mulling. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word mulling. (close relations)
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brooding
adjectiveadj
noun

• sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

• persistent morbid meditation on a problem

adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

musing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

pondering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

reflecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• causing reflection or having a device that reflects

thinking
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

adjective satellite

• endowed with the capacity to reason

weighing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• careful consideration

cogitating
verbv
verb

• consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

• use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

considering
verb

• deem to be

• give careful consideration to

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• show consideration for; take into account

• think about carefully; weigh

• judge or regard; look upon; judge

• look at attentively

• look at carefully; study mentally

• regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

contemplating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

• consider as a possibility

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• reflect deeply on a subject

deliberating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• carefully thought out in advance

• unhurried and with care and dignity

• characterized by conscious design or purpose

verb

• think about carefully; weigh

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue

evaluating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• form a critical opinion of

examining
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

• question or examine thoroughly and closely

• question closely

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

meditating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• reflect deeply on a subject

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

reviewing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a new appraisal or evaluation

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

• (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

• a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

• a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

• (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

• practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

• a formal or official examination

verb

• look at again; examine again

• appraise critically

• hold a review (of troops)

• refresh one's memory

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

ruminating
verbv
verb

• chew the cuds

• reflect deeply on a subject

speculating
verbv
verb

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

• talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

• reflect deeply on a subject

• invest at a risk

contemplate
verbv
verb

• look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

• consider as a possibility

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• reflect deeply on a subject

excogitate
verbv
verb

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• reflect deeply on a subject

meditate
verbv
verb

• reflect deeply on a subject

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

muse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the source of an artist's inspiration

• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

verb

• reflect deeply on a subject

Best Hypernyms For MULLING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mulling, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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