milling

[mil-ing]

noun

1. an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.

2. an act or process of producing plane or shaped surfaces with a milling machine.

3. Coining.

   1. an act or process of making a raised edge on a coin or the like.

   2. an act or process of making narrow, radial grooves on such a raised edge.

   3. a number of grooves so made.

4. Slang.,  a beating or thrashing.

milling

/ ˈmɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of grinding, cutting, pressing, or crushing in a mill

2. the vertical grooves or fluting on the edge of a coin, etc

3. (in W North America) a method of halting a stampede of cattle by turning the leaders in a wide arc until the herd turns in upon itself in a tightening spiral

Word History and Origins

Origin of milling¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See mill ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Some of the other players were milling around.

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Starch grains from wheat and barley, along with clear signs of milling, cooking, and baking, indicated that his meals included cooked wheat semolina and baked wheat bread.

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But if you live in a small city where people aren’t regular bus riders, will people be milling about all hours of the day waiting for the bus?

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"Measuring equipment, milling tools, cutting liquids. That's why we call it an ecosystem that we have here in Switzerland."

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And Gunn, who wrote and directed the episode, ensured those clues were milling about in plain view, albeit in the background, for the entire season.

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