- present participle of milk.
milking
Example Sentences
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For card issuers, it means walking a fine line between stopping people from milking perks in a way that wasn’t intended, while also being careful not to upset some of their most valuable customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"It is a lot different - it's rigid - you start milking in the morning, you have to milk in the evening. There's not as much flexibility," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Eager to keep showing me his farm’s serious approach to pathogens, McAfee ushered me into his truck to see the milking of his cows.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Podcasting can be a great business if you’re good at it, but I’m not sure anyone has ever been this adept at milking shareholder value out of a pair of mics.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026
“I won’t be needing you till milking time.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
