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mealing

mealing

8.7
The act of grinding grain into flour
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːlɪŋ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : molienda
  • Traditional mealing involves grinding grains to produce flour for baking.

Examples

  • The mealing process is essential for making flour.

  • After mealing, the grain was ready for baking.

  • Traditional mealing was done using a stone hand mill.

  • The villagers gathered for the annual mealing to prepare flour for the winter.

  • Modern machines have made mealing much faster and more efficient than in the past.

  • The villagers participated in mealing to prepare the flour needed for winter bread.

  • The mealing of wheat provides the flour essential for making various baked goods.

Synonyms

grind
vsmealing
5 2.5

The act of crushing something into small pieces or powder

is limited to making flour from grain rather than any material
pulverization
vsmealing
  • US
8.1

A process that crushes or grinds something into a fine powder

is about producing flour from grain rather than creating dust

Antonyms

whole grain
23 2.7

A grain that still has all its natural parts, like the outer layer and soft inside

Surface Forms

mealing singular
mealings plural

Etymology

Mealing comes from meal meaning 'ground grain', and it was used for the action of making meal at a mill, so mealing means the process of grinding grain into flour.