mill
noun
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
had milled
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past perfectof mill.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The scientists analysed the footprints to understand how the animals had moved, and suggested the different dinosaurs had "milled around" shallow freshwater lagoons.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
Residents of the city had milled about calmly, filming on mobile phones as Wagner fighters in armoured vehicles and battle tanks took up positions.
From Reuters ● Jun. 24, 2023
Earlier on Tuesday, demonstrators had milled about on Independence Square as they have every day since Dec. 1, when it was occupied and barricaded after a huge demonstration that drew hundreds of thousands.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2013
Other first-class passengers on the deck had milled around the Snyders, refusing to disembark, convinced that the Titanic just needed minor repairs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2011
The clay and snow were churned into a muddy trench along the gate where the cattle had milled around, pushing their bony heads against the juniper poles, working for another escape.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
