milled
Example Sentences
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A small gathering of people milled around as auction items were read through by a woman speaking at a volume not much louder than a semiprivate conversation.
He remembers waking up in intensive care and wondering what the doctors and nurses would tell him about his injuries as they milled around.
From BBC
Still, on a recent Friday, day laborers milled around even as it began to drizzle again.
From Los Angeles Times
Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a pavilion, as the melodious strumming of the Chinese zither played in the background.
From Barron's
Military officers from partner countries milled about the new center in small clusters Friday, the flags on their sleeves—including those of Germany, France, Greece, Cyprus, the U.K.,
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
