milk
noun
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
milked
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past participleof milk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof milk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
milknounan opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, a supremely happy-seeming Dudamel, before heading to the New York Philharmonic in a couple weeks, milked the thanks in a back-to-the-Bowl, four-night blowout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“One Shining Moment” is another man’s darkness, and so it was that after Michigan’s 69-63 title victory over UConn Monday night, Mara unwittingly milked his co-starring role in the tournament’s annual music video compilation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
"We are trying to create an economically viable climate-neutral system," said Padraig Walsh, project manager at Farm Zero C, where 250 cows are milked.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
All the while, Cook has milked the iPhone ecosystem for more revenue each year, selling apps, subscriptions and App Store ads, and squeezing bigger payments from Google.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
“I milked more in the field. Put it in the cellar, will you?”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
