MILLING Definition & Meaning

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milling

[ mil-ing ]

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noun

an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.
an act or process of producing plane or shaped surfaces with a milling machine.
Coining.
1. an act or process of making a raised edge on a coin or the like.
2. an act or process of making narrow, radial grooves on such a raised edge.
3. a number of grooves so made.
Slang. a beating or thrashing.

milling

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noun

the act or process of grinding, cutting, pressing, or crushing in a mill
the vertical grooves or fluting on the edge of a coin, etc
(in W North America) a method of halting a stampede of cattle by turning the leaders in a wide arc until the herd turns in upon itself in a tightening spiral

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of milling¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See mill ¹, -ing ¹

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Mining began again in late 1987 and ceased in 1992, with milling operations coming to an end the following year, according to an Environmental Protection Agency site visit report.

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"Sometimes people killed cats to eat," she blurted out as she sat in a disused banquet hall milling with aid officials, Syrian security forces, and distraught families.

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County prosecutors could be seen milling around Hochman’s election night event.

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On another occasion, players milling about nearby, Bieniemy told them, “Don’t be afraid of being great! It’s OK!”

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Some journalists gathered around him to hear him toil and spin, but most just ignored the former and possibly future president of the United States and just kept milling around and chatting with each other.

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