[{"word":"milling","phonetic":"/ˈmɪlɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈmɪlɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to mill flour"},{"definition":"To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops."},{"definition":"To cause to mill, or circle around.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to mill cattle"},{"definition":"(of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To beat; to pound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To undergo hulling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This maize mills well."},{"definition":"To take part in a fistfight; to box.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(thieves' cant) To commit burglary.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["roam","wander"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(trading card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["burn"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A grinding process using a mill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The series of notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mill","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/milling"]}]