Thesaurus results for MILLING

milling

verb

Definition of milling

present participle of mill

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 On the opposite end of the ranch on a sunny October day, the turkeys were calmly milling about their paddock, clucking and chirping, unaware their harvest is imminent. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 By the time sunset had turned to dusk, families were milling about a replica of Times Square. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 And who might have been milling around in the area during the Second World War? — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026 The park features a food truck plaza, where visitors milling about on Friday could grab treats. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Dean Ferrell is at the farmers market chatting with people and milling around the market. — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 At the time, LaFarge had been milling around California and Chicago and decided to follow his then-girlfriend up the Atlantic Coast. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026 Most people milling around the neighborhood probably don’t know that blocks away, Chavarria and his team are up here, dreaming up how pop culture will look next. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for milling

Verb

But a mulching mower also does a great job of grinding up leaves.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
Fallbrook High School has seen numerous momentum swings over the span of time, and just two years after grinding through a winless season, the Warriors were hosting a Friday night playoff game again.

— Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of grinding

Verb

At the bottom of the slope, dozens of protective barriers have been installed as a buffer from waves pounding the shoreline.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
When defenses do catch up, McQuillan — like her teammates — have the green light to keep pounding away.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

Miami responded with an 80-yard drive to retake their lead, 24-21, but UNC continued to fight on while crushing clock heading into the fourth quarter.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
For working people, patient care coordinators and families who rely on this crossing for their daily commutes, this toll is a crushing financial burden rather than a solution to traffic.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026