noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of milling with a windmill. uncountable

   "As windmilling became more and more marginal, so there was less money to keep the mills in repair […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of windmill form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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aerogeneratorchoppereggbeaterfalse showerfalse showergyroscope

Example

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"As windmilling became more and more marginal, so there was less money to keep the mills in repair […]"

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