# milking

Pronunciation: say "MILK-ing" /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of milk. — present participle and gerund of milk
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of milk. Use it for the action as it happens now or as the name of the activity.
   - _She was milking the herd when the storm rolled in._
   - _Milking before dawn became second nature to him._

## Noun

2. The act of drawing milk from an animal such as a cow or goat.
   - Simple: The act of taking milk from a cow, goat, or other animal.
   - _The evening milking produced less than usual during the dry spell._
   - _A single milking can take over an hour with a large herd._
3. Sexual stimulation of a man by hand or mouth that brings him to the release of semen, especially when carried out on a milking table. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Sexual stimulation of a man by hand or mouth until semen comes out, often done on a special table.
   - _The studio advertised a milking on its specially built table._
   - _After the milking, he lay still on the table for several minutes._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — This comes from Middle English "mylkand," from Old English "meolcġende," the present participle of "meolcian" (to milk); it is essentially "milk" plus "-ing."
**Meanings 2–3** — This comes from Middle English "milkinge," formed from "milk" plus the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/milking (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).