"mill around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mills around [present, singular, third-person], milling around [participle, present], milled around [participle, past], milled around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mill around (third-person singular simple present mills around, present participle milling around, simple past and past participle milled around)
  1. (intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area. Tags: intransitive, usually Translations (To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area): popō (Maori), whakatairangi (Maori), pulular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mill_around-en-verb-JEXIEZmf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mill around meaning in English (2.1kB)

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          "ref": "1907, B. M. Bower, chapter 2, in Rowdy of the Cross L",
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        "(intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area."
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area",
          "word": "popō"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area",
          "word": "whakatairangi"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area",
          "word": "pulular"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area",
      "word": "popō"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area",
      "word": "whakatairangi"
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