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to mull

to mull

4 6.8
Heat wine or cider with sugar and spices to make it warm and tasty
  • verb
  • /mʌl/
translation icon : calentar con especias
  • Usually hosted in town squares, these street fairs offer all kinds of seasonal charm, including handcrafted Christmas decorations and gifts, and tasty treats like mulled wine and gingerbread.
  • mulled wine
  • mulled cider

Examples

  • Is that mulled wine? - Ah, Gluhwein!

  • Charming wooden booths feature scrumptious snacks such as German Christmas cakes and gingerbread, as well as bratwurst, hot chestnuts, and mulled wine.

    Blog text (6)
  • - Yes, if it's mulled wine.

  • Have a seat, Have some mulled wine

  • "Am I correct in assuming that you are not equipped to provide me with a cup of mulled wine?"

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Try the mulled wine.

  • We had to pay to go into this market, but everyone was dressed in medieval garments, and there were entertainers performing, as well as mulled wine and food stalls.

    Academic text (2005)
  • There is nothing more relaxing than stopping by one of the stalls and buying a mug of hot mulled wine after an hour of photographing and trying to stop the wife from buying all the goodies on sale.

    Academic text (2005)
  • During the festival, holiday aromas (chief among them mulled wine and hot chestnuts) fill the air of Piazza Walther as the picturesque streets of Bolzano.

    Blog text (6)
  • On cold winter evenings, we love to gather around the fire and enjoy a cup of mulled wine with spices.

Phrasal Verbs

19 4.0

To think carefully about something before deciding

Compounds

9.9

An informal guideline that picture parts should not extend above a diagonal from left to right

How Spiced

to mull
4 6.8
to simmer
92 2.5
to infuse
19 4.1

Surface Forms

mull infinitive
mulled past
mulled past participle
mulling present participle
mulls third person singular

Etymology

Mull (to heat a drink) probably comes from old words meaning 'soften' or 'mix', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of slowly warming and mixing spices into a drink; so to mull a wine or cider is to warm and flavour it.