verb Download 🔗Share To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine. Examples : "to mill flour" machine process industry technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine. Examples : "The factory is milling metal parts to make them smooth and precise. " machine technical industry work process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin). Examples : "The factory worker was milling the edges of the new coins to prevent counterfeiting. " technical machine process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion. Examples : "The students were milling around the hallway after the bell rang, unsure of which class to go to. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to mill, or circle around. Examples : "to mill cattle" action group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater. Examples : "The ducks were milling in the pond, searching for food. " animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction. Examples : "The whale was calmly swimming with its pod, but suddenly it started milling, abruptly turning back towards the open ocean. " animal action direction ocean biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat; to pound. Examples : "The boxer was milling his opponent with powerful punches. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. Examples : "The factory was milling the new wool fabric to make it denser and softer. " material process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To roll (steel, etc.) into bars. Examples : "The factory is milling steel into long, strong bars for construction. " material industry machine technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning. Examples : "The barista was busy milling the hot chocolate, creating a thick, creamy froth on top. " food drink utensil process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To undergo hulling. Examples : "This maize mills well." agriculture food process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take part in a fistfight; to box. Examples : "The boys were caught milling behind the school after the argument. " sport action body war entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. Examples : "The miners were milling the winze with crushed rock, preparing it for extraction. " technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (thieves' cant) To commit burglary. Examples : ""The gang was planning on milling the jewelry store that night." " property police action law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (trading card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile. Examples : "The player kept milling cards from his opponent's deck, hoping to make them run out of cards before he did. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand. Examples : "The Hearthstone player was milling his opponent's cards by forcing him to draw extra cards when his hand was already full. " game computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A grinding process using a mill. Examples : "The loud milling of the wheat produced a fine flour for baking bread. " process machine industry technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The series of notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated. Examples : "The milling on the edge of the old silver dollar was deep, making it easy to see that no one had shaved off any of the valuable metal. " history economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd. Examples : "The milling of students in the hallway after class made it difficult to get to my locker. " group action mass Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading