Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put through the mill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
put through the mill
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to be abused or treated very harshly; to suffer intense anguish, stress, or grief.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From through the mill.

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts through the mill (present, singular) putting through the mill (participle, present)

Phrases

go through the mill put through the wringer put through the mangle

Frequently Paired Words

go through the mill put through the wringer put through the mangle

Questions

What does put through the mill mean?
to be abused or treated very harshly; to suffer intense anguish, stress, or grief.
Where does put through the mill come from?
From through the mill.

How to pronounce put through the mill

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