as in grinding
to reduce to fine particles
a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times
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Recent Examples of milling
Videos posted on Facebook by the Radical Reform Movement showed a small group of protesters milling around a barrier set up on a two-lane road running through a barren landscape on a bright sunny day.
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ABC News, 17 June 2026
No road closures are scheduled, but high traffic volume, motorcades, special vehicles and thousands of pedestrians milling about downtown will be just as prohibitive.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Com tam began as a byproduct from milling rice on the Mekong Delta in the 1900s.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
The informal gathering is typically off to the side in the back of the arena, with media members milling around but not encroaching on their space.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Videos taken at the event appear to show officers pinning youth down, with one young person placed in handcuffs and young people milling around the carnival area of the annual festival.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
The Idaho Transportation Department announced Friday that crews will begin milling and paving the interstate between the Garrity Boulevard (Nampa) and Ten Mile Road (Meridian) interchanges Tuesday night, and I-84 lane closures are set to begin Monday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2026
Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
For those who has spent years milling through up fronts, the scene hit hard.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
ABC News, 17 June 2026
No road closures are scheduled, but high traffic volume, motorcades, special vehicles and thousands of pedestrians milling about downtown will be just as prohibitive.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Com tam began as a byproduct from milling rice on the Mekong Delta in the 1900s.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
The informal gathering is typically off to the side in the back of the arena, with media members milling around but not encroaching on their space.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Videos taken at the event appear to show officers pinning youth down, with one young person placed in handcuffs and young people milling around the carnival area of the annual festival.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
The Idaho Transportation Department announced Friday that crews will begin milling and paving the interstate between the Garrity Boulevard (Nampa) and Ten Mile Road (Meridian) interchanges Tuesday night, and I-84 lane closures are set to begin Monday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2026
Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
For those who has spent years milling through up fronts, the scene hit hard.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milling
Verb
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The boys were grinding today, my goodness.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Antonelli had actually just managed to pass Russell on track on lap 61 before grinding to a halt a lap later.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Joseph, Nomkhitha and the children stood silently around the dining-room table, trying to calm their pounding hearts; the littlest ones shivered from the cold and fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Eight miles down the road, Ragsdale’s friend and Alva’s former ESL teacher Lisa Weinstein woke up to pounding at her door.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The crushing win followed England's own big win at Lord's and sends the series to a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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Then the two in the final three holes that sealed the crushing near-miss.—
Nick Pietruszkiewicz,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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“Milling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milling. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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