milling

[ mil-ing ]

/ ˈmɪl ɪŋ /

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noun

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

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

Coining.

an act or process of making a raised edge on a coin or the like.
an act or process of making narrow, radial grooves on such a raised edge.
a number of grooves so made.

Slang. a beating or thrashing.

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Origin of milling

1425–75; late Middle English. See mill¹, -ing¹

Words nearby milling

millimicron, millimole, milline, milliner, millinery, milling, milling machine, Millington, million, millionaire, millionairess

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How to use milling in a sentence

ProPublica made numerous requests to Florida’s two largest sugar producers to film the harvesting and milling processes and conduct on-camera interviews with company representatives for this story.
Burning Sugar Cane Pollutes Communities of Color in Florida. Brazil Shows There’s Another Way.|by Nadia Sussman|December 29, 2021|ProPublica
Lest anyone forget, though, informational signs would tell the story of the site, and a memorial would stand “to those individuals and families affected by the exploration for uranium and its mining, milling, and remediation on the Colorado Plateau.”
Once the Uranium Capital of the World, Moab, Utah, wants to unload its radioactive legacy|Sarah Scoles|September 9, 2021|Popular-Science
A process known as focused ion beam milling shaves down each slice of tissue a few nanometers at a time.
Google and Harvard Unveil the Largest High-Resolution Map of the Brain Yet|Jason Dorrier|June 6, 2021|Singularity Hub
They have a milling machine and any milling machine, especially one like that that’s highly automated and robotic, it has a tendency to goo up over time, to get dirty.
How AI will revolutionize manufacturing|Jason Sparapani|September 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Milling crowds turned out asking for U.S. help and there was praise for Kerry.
EuroMaidan Protesters: We Want U.S. Protection|Jamie Dettmer|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, hundreds of passengers were milling around with their luggage in a state of utter confusion.
LAX: Chaotic Scene Greets Arriving Passengers After Shooting Attack|Marlow Stern|November 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Girls are milling outside in mini-dresses and low-cropped tops talking to bouncers behind the red velvet ropes.
Paris Hilton's Trippy Los Angeles Release Party For Her Single With Lil Wayne|Jean Trinh|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was after lunch, and the 80 or so veterans were milling around, chatting, and watching TV.
From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals|Matthew Wolfe|July 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That sort of thing is to be expected—and, for the most part, ignored by the hordes of delegates and reporters milling about.
Odd DNC Bedfellows: Immigration, Occupy, Anti-Abortion Protesters|Michelle Cottle|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The industries include brewing, saw-milling, lace-making and antimony mining and founding.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Allegan, an agricultural and milling county of the state of Michigan, bordering on the east shores of lake Michigan.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
The retreat was halted and transformed into milling confusion.
Space Prison|Tom Godwin
Out of this milling process a collective impulse is formed which dominates all members of the crowd.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
She pointed far up over their heads to where the cone of faintly bluish light swung, free from the milling horde.
The Revolt of the Star Men|Raymond Gallun

British Dictionary definitions for milling

milling

/ (ˈmɪlɪŋ) /

noun

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

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

(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

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