mulling
Chewing on mentally
Mulling is the process of thinking something over carefully, turning it around in your mind: I've been mulling the offer for days.
Often paired with over: She mulled over her options before deciding.
Separately, mulling refers to heating and spicing a beverage, especially wine or cider: mulled wine, mulling spices.
Aromatic bark spice
- clovesDried flower-bud spice
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
- allspiceMultiplex tropical seasoning
- cardamomAromatic seed pod spice
ginger · anise · glühwein · wassail · warmth · holiday · aroma · simmering
Thinking deeply about
- consideringMentally evaluating something
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- ruminatingThinking deeply, repeatedly
- reflectingBouncing back light
thinking · weighing · cogitating · brooding · dwelling · meditating · puzzling · second-guessing
cinnamon
Aromatic bark spice
cardamom · ginger · anise · glühwein · wassail · warmth · holiday · aroma · simmering · steaming
contemplating
Thinking deeply about
- consideringMentally evaluating something
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- ruminatingThinking deeply, repeatedly
reflecting · thinking · weighing · cogitating · brooding · dwelling · meditating · puzzling · second-guessing · agonizing
infusing
Soaking to extract flavor
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
brewing · extraction · percolating · warming · aromatic · steeped · decoction · immersion · releasing · flavoring
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
mullingjumping to conclusions
Forming judgments prematurely
deciding · acting · rushing · shooting from the hip · resolving
mullingdismissing
Removing from position
ignoring · disregarding · overlooking · brushing off · neglecting
mullingacting
Temporarily holding position
doing · executing · implementing · proceeding · moving forward
- mulling overThinking carefully about
- mulling spices