| 释义 |
mill around
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  mill around - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loafbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim | | 2. |  mill around - move about in a confused manner mill, mill aboutmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
mill around
mill aroundTo loiter, wander around, or waste time idly (some place). I'll just mill around in the store across the street while you get your hair cut. There were a bunch of teenagers milling around near the entrance to the store, and it was making me a little bit nervous.See also: around, millmill around and mill aboutto wander or move around aimlessly within a small area. Everyone was milling around, looking for something to do. The students milled about between classes.See also: around, millEncyclopediaSeemillLegalSeeMillmill around
Synonyms for mill aroundverb be aboutSynonyms- footle
- hang around
- lallygag
- loiter
- lollygag
- mess about
- mill about
- tarry
- lounge
- lurk
- linger
- loaf
Related Wordsverb move about in a confused mannerSynonymsRelated Words |