- present participle of milk.
milking
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes you lose because the cow kicked off the milking machine. Something just happens,” he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Bean to Kohl’s KSS -3.23%decrease; red down pointing triangle are milking the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 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
McAfee said he tests every batch of milk that comes out of his milking parlors, and none have been positive for E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter, listeria or any other contaminant that causes human illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
People were outside milking cows and shearing sheep, and planting seeds in their gardens.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
