mill about (Brit) or around

mill about (Brit) or around
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people were milling about or around the office — es herrschte ein Kommen und Gehen im Büro

the crowds milling about or around the stalls in the marketplace — die Menschenmenge, die sich zwischen den Marktständen einherschob


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