mill
noun
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
had been milling
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past perfect progressiveof mill.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Capitol, but these lawmakers were already in a secured part of the complex and had been milling about a hearing room with a larger group of senators.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Middlesbrough had been milling around in the Second Division for six years, finishing in fourth place three times.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2013
The folks who had been milling about in confusion now sprinted toward the entryway.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
I declared, quickly, for the suggestion went hand in hand with the desire I had been milling in my mind for days.
From Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers by W. Bertram Foster
