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• present participle of mill.

milling

American  

[mil-ing] / ˈmɪl ɪŋ /

noun

• millings
  plural

1. an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.

2. an act or process of producing plane or shaped surfaces with a milling machine.

3. Coining.

   1. an act or process of making a raised edge on a coin or the like.

   2. an act or process of making narrow, radial grooves on such a raised edge.

   3. a number of grooves so made.

4. Slang. a beating or thrashing.

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milling British  

/ ˈmɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of grinding, cutting, pressing, or crushing in a mill

2. the vertical grooves or fluting on the edge of a coin, etc

3. (in W North America) a method of halting a stampede of cattle by turning the leaders in a wide arc until the herd turns in upon itself in a tightening spiral

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• millings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of milling

1425–75; late Middle English. See mill ¹, -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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milling millings

By the time sunset had turned to dusk, families were milling about a replica of Times Square.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Same-day zirconia crowns are already offered in some dental practices, but they are typically produced by milling rather than 3D printing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Shuttered storefronts lined Calle Real, the city's main commercial artery, where the usual flow of shoppers and residents had been replaced by scores of migrants milling around the streets.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

"If you are not going to get as much milling wheat, then you won't get as much bread," she explained.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

“Cissy said she thinks there’s about six hundred people in the street now just milling around,” Mrs. Baylor said behind me.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Todd said in the release that millings will be placed around the barricades to keep them from being moved.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2015

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