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Mull vs Chew - What's the difference?

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Chew is a synonym of mull.



As verbs the difference between mull and chew

is that mull is to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over while chew is to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

As nouns the difference between mull and chew

is that mull is a thin, soft muslin while chew is a small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.

As a proper noun Mull

is an island in the Inner Hebrides.

mull

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(en verb)
  • To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over.
    • to mull a thought or a problem
    he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision
  • * 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
    • It was the germ of a thought, which, however, was destined to mull around in his conscious and subconscious mind until it resulted in magnificent achievement.
  • To powder; to pulverize.
  • To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
  • To heat and spice something, such as wine.
  • To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
  • To dull or stupefy.
    • Derived terms
    * mulled wine, mulled cider

    Noun

  • A thin, soft muslin.
  • (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
  • A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
  • The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
  • An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A promontory.
    • the Mull of Kintyre
  • A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.

    • Etymology 3

    Probably related to mould.

    Noun

    (-)
  • dirt; rubbish
    • (Gower)
    ----

    chew

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
    • Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
    The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.
  • To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
    • He keep his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
    The harsh desert wind and sand had chewed the stump into ragged strips of wood.
  • (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
    • The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Old politicians chew wisdom past.
  • * Prior
    • He chews revenge, abjuring his offense.

    Synonyms

    * (crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) bite, chavel, chomp, crunch, masticate * (degrade or demolish as if with teeth) grind, pulverize, rip, shred, tear * (think about) contemplate, ruminate, mull, muse, ponder * See also

    Derived terms

    * chewing gum * chew out * chew over * chew the cud * chew the fat * chew the scenery * chew up * chewy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
    • Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
  • (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
    • The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
  • (countable, or, uncountable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
    • ''The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews .
    The first time he chewed tobacco, he swallowed his chew and got extremely sick.

    Derived terms

    * chew toy * penny chew