mulls over
Considers at length
To mull over something is to think about it carefully and at length, turning it over in your mind before deciding: She mulled over the job offer for a week.
The phrase suggests deliberate, unhurried consideration rather than quick judgment.
Often shortened to just mull: I need to mull it over.
- meditatesEngages in focused contemplation
- decideReach a conclusion
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reconsiderThink about something anew
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
evaluate · reexamine · deliberate · weigh · kick around · scrutinize · ponder · think through · introspect · review · brood · assess · analyze · reflect · revisit · speculate · choose · reminisce
cognitive engagement
mulls overdismisses
Terminates or rejects
ignores · brushes off · disregards · overlooks · shrugs off