noun
milkshake
MIHLK-shayk
Milkshake (noun) means a cold, thick drink made by blending milk with ice cream and often flavourings like fruit or chocolate. Example: “They ordered two chocolate milkshakes at the diner.”
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A cold, thick drink made by blending milk with ice cream and often flavourings like fruit or chocolate.
"On May 2, a Twitter user posted a video of Danyaal Mahmud throwing a milkshake over Robinson."
— Luke McGee, Right-wing British politicians are having milkshakes thrown over them. Here’s why (2019)
"McDonald’s has been forced to stop selling milkshakes and bottled drinks at nearly 1,300 restaurants in the United Kingdom as Brexit-related staff shortages and supply chain delays caused by the pandemic continue to slam companies."
— Charles Riley, McDonald’s has run out of milkshakes in the UK (2021)
"They ordered two chocolate milkshakes at the diner."
"The café is known for its thick strawberry milkshake."
How to use milkshake
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sweet, thick drink made from blended milk and ice cream.
Common pairings
chocolate milkshake
thick milkshake
blend a milkshake
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Word forms
- Plural
- milkshakes
- Third person singular
- milkshakes
- Past tense
- milkshaked
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What does “milkshake” mean?
The word “milkshake” means a cold, thick drink made by blending milk with ice cream and often flavourings like fruit or chocolate. In plain terms, a sweet, thick drink made from blended milk and ice cream.
How do you pronounce “milkshake”?
“Milkshake” is pronounced MIHLK-shayk (/ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk/ in IPA).
How do you use “milkshake” in a sentence?
Here is “milkshake” used in a sentence: “They ordered two chocolate milkshakes at the diner.”
What is another word for “milkshake”?
Words with a similar meaning to “milkshake” include frappe, cabinet and thickshake.
What part of speech is “milkshake”?
“Milkshake” is a noun.
