Vocabulary

mill around

うろつく

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Idiom

An idiom that describes a group of people moving around in a casual, aimless, or confused manner. It's often used to describe people in a public space, such as outside a stadium or theater. 

気楽に、目的もなく、混乱した様子で動き回っている人々の集団を表す慣用句。スタジアムや劇場の外など、公共の場にいる人々を表すときによく使われます。

Examples

  1. We milled around the front of the stadium until they opened the gates.
  2. Tourists in Times Square tend to mill around a lot just soaking in the colorful views of the center of New York.

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