Past tense of mill
regular verb
The past tense of mill is milled. The past participle is also milled.
Forms of mill
| Base form (V1) | mill /mɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | milled |
| Past participle (V3) | milled |
| Present participle | milling /ˈmɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | mills /mɪlz/ |
Milled in a sentence
- I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.
- what happens when a Quest Rogue uses Vanish and Malygos gets milled?2018 October 9, Ozzie Mejia, “Hearthstone: 4 decks to watch during the 2018 HCT Fall Championship”, in Shacknews
- Coarsely milled maize is termed cornmeal, but when finely milled and sifted it is called corn flour.From the entry milled
- They milled around in the hall for a minute, told me they's be back, and left.2005 May 27, Penelope Periwinkle, “Obsolete”, in soc.singles.moderated (Usenet). From the entry mournival
- Well dried tiny fish (omena) can be mixed with grain such as maize or millet and milled into flour.1988, Ruth K. Oniang'o, Feeding the Child, page 99. From the entry omena
Meaning of mill
- noun A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.).
- noun The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- noun A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
Questions about the past tense of mill
- What is the past tense of mill?
- The past tense of mill is milled.
- What is the past participle of mill?
- The past participle of mill is milled.
- Is mill a regular or irregular verb?
- Mill is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mill (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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