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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“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
At Kurlender's farm, work has continued largely as normal, with dozens of cows lining up to be milked at midday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Some of them—say, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino’s 2012 motorcycle crash with a female employee–even get milked for comic relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Meanwhile, the males, which are six to seven times more toxic than the females, are used for the antivenom programme and milked every two weeks, Emma explains.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
There is still good grass in the far fields down the road, water in the pond, and the calf will keep the fresh cow milked.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
