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milking

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/ˈmɪlkɪŋ/ · milk-ing

The act of drawing milk from a cow or other animal.

Meanings

verbformal

The act of drawing milk from a cow or other animal.

گائے یا دوسرے جانوروں سے دودھ نکالنے کا عمل۔

دودھ دینا

doodh dena

Synonyms

extracting milkdrawing milkmilking processدودھ نکالنادودھ کشیدودھ دینا

Antonyms

destroyingwastingتباہ کرناضائع کرنا

Common Collocations

  • milking cows
  • milking machine
  • milking time

Example Sentences

The farmer spent the morning milking the cows.

کسان نے صبح کی ملی سوایوں کو دودھ دینے میں گزاری۔

Kisan ne subah ki milay suyaon ko doodh denay mein guzaari.

Milking is an essential part of dairy farming.

دودھ دینے کا عمل دودھ کی کھیتباری کا ایک لازمی حصہ ہے۔

Doodh denay ka amal doodh ki khetbaari ka aik laazmi hissa hai.

She learned the art of milking at a young age.

اُس نے کم عمری میں دودھ دینے کا ہنر سیکھا۔

Us ne kum umri mein doodh denay ka hunar seekha.

Easily Confused With

milked:Milked is the past tense of milking, used to describe a completed action.

Word Family

milk
nounدودھ
milker
nounدودھ دینے والا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a farmer milking a cow to remember the word.

Visualize a happy farmer in a barn milking a cow.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

دودھ کا دودھ اور پانی کا پانی

doodh ka doodh aur pani ka pani

The truth will come out.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "meolcan" — to draw milk from

First known use: 15th century

The word 'milking' derives from the Old English term 'meolcan,' referring to the process of drawing milk from animals. It has evolved in usage from a simple description of the action to encompass various related practices and techniques in agriculture.