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

Hundreds of families milled around on Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida beach, left with nowhere to go.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 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

A small gathering of people milled around as auction items were read through by a woman speaking at a volume not much louder than a semiprivate conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Still, on a recent Friday, day laborers milled around even as it began to drizzle again.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

At the bottom of the hill, a group of people milled in the street, watching one of the fires.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret