mill around

1. 1.

   be about

   “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”

   “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”

   Synonymsloiterloungefootlelollygagloaflallygaghang aroundmess abouttarrylingerlurkmill about

   Broaderbe

   Narrowerprowl
2. 2.

   move about in a confused manner

   Synonymsmillmill about

   Broadermove

Questions about mill around

What does mill around mean?

mill around means "be about". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for mill around?

Close synonyms include loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mill around a common word?

mill around is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.