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• past participle of mill.
• past tense form of mill.

milled

American  

[mild] / mɪld /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of mill.

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adjective

1. (of a coin) struck by a mill or press and usually finished with transverse ribs or grooves.

   milled dimes and quarters.

2. ground or hulled in a mill.

   milled wheat.

3. pressed flat by rolling.

   milled board.

4. Obsolete. (of metal) polished by mechanical means.

   a suit of milled armor.

milled British  

/ mɪld /

adjective

1. (of coins, etc) having a grooved or fluted edge

2. made or treated in a mill

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Other Word Forms

• unmilled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of milled

First recorded in 1615–25; mill ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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milled

Dozens of police and security guards milled about as parents stood beside the line of students waiting to enter the exam hall, hoping to film their children walking inside.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Inside, guests milled about on multiple levels where pre-dinner receptions were occurring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Customers receive a card explaining the provenance of their “health-enabling” undies, including the locations where the fiber is grown, milled into fabric, dyed and sewn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Volunteers urged attendees to take their seats, but they milled around, greeting old friends, hugging, shouting names across rows of white folding chairs.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026

They milled around in there like a pack of hound dogs kept in a corn crib, all crowded together and noisy.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye