milkshake

noun

milk·​shake ˈmilk-ˌshāk 

variants or milk shake

: a thoroughly shaken or blended drink made of milk, a flavoring syrup, and often ice cream

a chocolate milkshake

Examples of milkshake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Chicago, there’s a caviar, cucumber, and hazelnut milkshake on the menu at dinner-party-meets-fine-dining restaurant Class Act. —Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026

The resort’s many restaurants include Basalt, which serves refined steakhouse fare with cuts sourced from Utah ranches, while the convivial 20th Hole pairs burgers with wildly over-the-top milkshakes that are best enjoyed between rounds on the golf simulators. —Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

McDonald’s marketed red, white and blue milkshakes made out of strawberry, vanilla and blueberry flavors. —Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026

The café’s menu ranges from espresso drinks and hot and iced teas to lemonades, mojitos, smoothies, milkshakes and frappes. —Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for milkshake

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• eastlake
• forsake
• handshake
• headache

Kids Definition

milk shake

noun

: a thoroughly shaken or blended drink made of milk, a flavoring syrup, and often ice cream