milling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill.
  2. Such grinding, cutting, or shredding applied to grain to produce meal or flour.
  3. Such cutting to produce millwork (finely finished lumber).
  4. A type of machining in which a rotary cutter is moved through a toolpath to cut away material.
  5. The surface or other physical result produced by such a process.
  6. The series of notches around the edge of a coin during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed.
  7. A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of mill
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-milling.wav

Word forms

milling millings
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