mill (about or around)

verb

Definition of mill (about or around)next
as in to gad (about)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mill (about or around)
  1. meander
  2. rove
  3. roam
  4. wander
  5. float
  6. kick around
Verb
  • Grab a glass of wine and meander the grounds during Sip and Stroll, which takes place Tuesday through Friday.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The meandering anchor wound up severing three fiber-optic cables across the Red Sea floor, which carried about a quarter of all the Internet traffic between Europe and Asia.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of meander
Verb
  • Coming to this free event with puppets, movies, and even a 6-foot-tall roving giraffe mascot has brought a moment of relief for Knudsen and her friend, Kate Mallor, whose children's schools were also severely damaged by the fire.
    Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
  • National Guard military police are assisting local police officers and the California Highway Patrol with both checkpoints and roving patrols in the evacuation areas.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of rove
Verb
  • Young male panthers, which roam large territories, are more likely to be killed by vehicles, according to FWC researchers.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The dogs will then be walked and fed while their owners roam free inside each institution.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of roam
Verb
  • That first night back, my friends and I wandered through our neighborhood to see the damage Katrina had left behind and which of our neighbors had returned.
    Edward Buckles Jr., TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
  • For another onsite dining option, wander to Madeline’s high-end Timber Room for tater tots covered with caviar, Alpine fondue, wagyu strip loin and a 32-ounce bison tomahawk steak.
    Linnea Covington, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of wander
Verb
  • Some potential solutions were floated, but the underlying sentiment was one of mourning.
    Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • While Trump’s allies have floated measures to detain and deport people residing in the US illegally, the plans largely depend on the resources and funds available to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which historically has had budget shortfalls.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of float
Verb
  • Prescott is played by the ten-year-old Tom Sweet, a first-time actor who was spotted by casting agents while kicking around a soccer ball with his friends in London.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The idea of a solid-state transformer has been kicking around in academia and industry for years.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of kick around
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“Mill (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mill%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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