Examples of “milking” in a Sentence

noun The action of drawing milk from an animal, typically a cow or goat.

• The children enjoyed watching the milking of the goats during their school trip.
• Milking starts at five every morning on the farm.
• The dairy switched to automated milking to save labor costs.

verb (figurative, informal) Exploiting a situation, person, or resource for as much benefit as possible.

• The comedian kept milking the same joke until the audience groaned.
• The actor was accused of milking the applause for an extra bow.
• He kept milking the injury for sympathy long after he'd recovered.