- present participle of mill.
milling
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In addition to the extra security guards milling about, many of the areas that were formerly open to the public were closed off by fences and guarded exits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Shortly after opening time on a recent morning, the Kettering store already had a number of middle-aged customers milling about the space leafing through magazines—yes, it has those—or asking for advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The cavities were created using focused ion beam milling in thick, mechanically exfoliated Bi2Te3 flakes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026
Reto and Sandy Meroni, who have lived just outside the Swiss ski resort for years, stopped to take pictures while walking their dog among hundreds of World Economic Forum attendees milling outside.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
As they came up to the cattle still milling about on the road they reined up sharply.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Todd said in the release that millings will be placed around the barricades to keep them from being moved.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2015
