moil
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Definition
- Verb:
- To work hard, toil, or labor strenuously: To engage in difficult, exhausting, or tedious work.
- To be agitated or churn: To be in a state of turmoil or confused motion.
- To moisten or soil by wetting or smearing: To make something wet and dirty.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (to work hard):
- The farmers moil in the fields from dawn till dusk.
- He moiled for years to finish his research.
- Verb (to be agitated):
- The water in the cauldron began to moil as it heated.
- A sense of dread moiled in his stomach.
- Verb (to moisten/soil):
- The spilled ink moiled the important document.
- Her hands were moiled with grease from the engine.
Advanced Usage
- "To moil over": To labor over or be deeply engrossed in a difficult task (less common).
- He moiled over the ancient manuscript, trying to decipher its meaning.
Variants and Related Words
- Moiler (noun): A person who works hard; a toiler.
- The moilers of the industrial age faced harsh conditions.
- Moiling (adjective/participle): Characterized by hard work or agitation.
- The moiling crowd pushed towards the gates.
Synonyms
- Toil: To work extremely hard.
- Labor: To work, especially physically.
- Churn: To move about vigorously or violently.
- Drudge: To do hard, menial, or dull work.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
- "To moil and toil": An alliterative phrase emphasizing continuous, hard work.
- For generations, the family has moiled and toiled on this land.
Verb
- moisten or soil
- Her tears moiled the letter
- be agitated
- the sea was churning in the storm
- work hard
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long