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• past tense form of mill.
• past participle 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

A further 29.8 million tonnes of rice is expected to be added once paddy already procured from farmers is milled.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

One of the artists, 13-year-old Yoselin Pacheco Ruiz, seemed particularly pleased as students and adults milled about.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

PHOENIX—As officials and contractors working in border security milled around a convention-center hall this week, artificial intelligence analyzed their threat potential in real time, displaying the results on computer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

A theater nearby was just emptying, and crowds milled around the lighted foyer, calling for cabs, wrapping coats around their shoulders.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman