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
  • Our conversation, which has been edited and condensed, started with Darwin, before meandering through such subjects as nuns, Rome in the sixties, Andy Warhol, Madonna, and plastic surgery.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Hand Free Cruise also worked on 138, a lesser two-lane highway that meanders through the desert.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of meander
Verb
  • As Breit tells it, Deschanel’s traditional practices didn’t always mesh with Cassavetes’ roving experimentation.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, this more retro documentarian form is often broken up by a roving lens that seems to fall, most often, on religious tradition and iconography, as though Cordero were looking to the region’s Hindu and Buddhist traditions for cinematic enlightenment.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of rove
Verb
  • Thomas’ ancestors historically roamed throughout the Southwest.
    Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The cayos—or keys—are plops of milky sand ringed by bright verdigris; the waters are roaming territory for squid, turtles, pelicans, and iguanas.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of roam
Verb
  • After years of wandering through the desert, Texas finally got this right.
    Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Visitors are invited to park their cars and wander up the driveway to see cartoon characters and creatures heralding festive cheer.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of wander
Verb
  • Pictures showed part of the pier floating away in the water, while restrooms from the end of the wharf were seen floating beyond the main beach in footage captured by KTVU.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That served to keep things fresh after four seasons; S5 will focus on the death of the building's doorman, found floating in the Arcadia's fountain in the season finale.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of float
Verb
  • Multiple options are being kicked around among Trump allies to tighten the interpretation, keenly aware that any action would likely be legally challenged and eventually land before the Supreme Court.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • College poohbahs have met in fancy hotel ballrooms and kicked around fines, suspensions, forfeits, banning offenders, etc.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 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 3 Jan. 2025.

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