mill
noun
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
was milling
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past progressiveof mill.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And Nagai - in shorts and flip-flops - was milling among them holding up a video camera.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
Later in the day, near Sixth Street NW, Larry was milling about off-camera when an assistant director told him and a friend to walk up the sidewalk through the scene being filmed.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2020
I was milling about and ran into Patrick, who was dressed as a woman, which he had just done as a lark.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2020
A small crowd was milling about: local journalists, election monitors, and suited dignitaries who, in international circles, represented the Syrian opposition.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018
This time the place was milling with people who had come into town to celebrate.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
