C2 noun #68,660 most common

milling

UK /ˈmɪlɪŋ/ | US /ˈmɪlɪŋ/

To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

milling in 30 Seconds

  • (verb) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
  • (verb) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
  • (verb) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
  2. 2
    verb To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
  3. 3
    verb To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
  4. 4
    verb (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
  5. 5
    verb To cause to mill, or circle around.
  6. 6
    verb (of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
  7. 7
    verb (of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
  8. 8
    verb To beat; to pound.
  9. 9
    verb To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
  10. 10
    verb To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
  11. 11
    verb To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
  12. 12
    verb To undergo hulling.
  13. 13
    verb To take part in a fistfight; to box.
  14. 14
    verb To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
  15. 15
    verb (thieves' cant) To commit burglary.
  16. 16
    verb (trading card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
  17. 17
    verb (Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
  18. 18
    noun A grinding process using a mill.
  19. 19
    noun 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.
  20. 20
    noun A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.

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Synonyms

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