moil

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verb

ˈmȯi(-ə)l

moiled; moiling; moils

transitive verb

chiefly dialectal : to make wet or dirty

intransitive verb

: to work hard : drudge

: to be in continuous agitation : churn, swirl

moiler noun

moil

2 of 2

noun

: hard work : drudgery

: confusion, turmoil

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Moil may mean "to work hard" but its origins are the opposite of hard; it ultimately derives from Latin mollis, meaning "soft." (Other English derivatives of mollis are emollient, mollify, and mollusk.) A more immediate ancestor of moil is the Anglo-French verb moiller, meaning "to make wet, dampen," and one of the early meanings of moil in English was "to become wet and muddy." The "work hard" sense of moil appears most frequently in the pairing "toil and moil." Both moil and toil can also be nouns meaning "work." Moil implies work that is drudgery and toil suggests prolonged and fatiguing labor.

Synonyms

Verb

bang away
beaver (away)
dig (away)
drudge
endeavor
fag
grub
hump
hustle
labor
peg (away)
plod
plow
plug
slave
slog
strain
strive
struggle
sweat
toil
travail
tug
work

Noun

ado
alarums and excursions
ballyhoo
blather
bluster
bobbery
bother
bustle
clatter
clutter [chiefly dialect]
coil
commotion
corroboree [Australian]
disturbance
do [chiefly dialect]
foofaraw
fun
furor
furore
fuss
helter-skelter
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hoopla
hubble-bubble
hubbub
hullabaloo
hurly
hurly-burly
hurricane
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurry-skurry
kerfuffle [chiefly British]
pandemonium
pother
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
shindy
splore [Scottish]
squall
stew
stir
storm
to-do
tumult
turmoil
uproar
welter
whirl
williwaw
zoo

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Example Sentences

Verb miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth the angry mob moiled around the courthouse Noun went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The delight of online life gave way to its moil, and the pleasure of online services has been eroded by their many downsides, from compulsion to autocracy.

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2020 During the Cold War, hot tensions became hopeless moils, conducted for political benefit as much as (and, over time, more than) moral right.

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2020

moil 1 of 2

noun

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

commotion
disturbance
stir
hurry
turmoil
fuss
clatter
noise
storm
ruction
hurly
racket
fun
tumult
roar
pother
clutter
coil
shindy
ado
row
bustle
hurricane
furore
hubbub
bother
whirl
squall
welter
rumpus
ruckus
furor
ballyhoo
hurry-scurry
hoopla
uproar
kerfuffle
helter-skelter
splore
flurry
pandemonium
hoo-hah
howl
hurly-burly
alarums and excursions
upheaval
blather
foofaraw
stew
corroboree
zoo
hullabaloo
hoo-ha
bluster
bobbery
do
williwaw
hurry-skurry
hubble-bubble
din
outcry
clamor
to-do
cacophony
unrest
disorder
eruption
brawl
fray
outbreak
flutter
outburst
fever
scuffle
fret
lather
tizzy
hue and cry
hassle
melee
fracas
dither
mêlée
flare-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stillness
rest
hush
peace
quiet
tranquility
quietude
calm
tranquillity
order
orderliness

as in toil

very hard or unpleasant work fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont

Synonyms & Similar Words

toil
effort
labor
drudgery
sweat
grind
drudge
pains
slavery
fatigue
exertion
travail
struggle
trouble
duty
responsibility
donkeywork
obligation
tedium
job
spadework
chore
routine
treadmill

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fun
rest
ease
decompression
leisure
play
relaxation
diversion
recreation
repose
idleness
amusement
sport
inertia
entertainment
inactivity
loafing
dalliance
inertness
dormancy
goldbricking
lolling
dallying
lounging

moil

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verb

as in to labor

to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

labor
struggle
work
toil
drudge
sweat
travail
strive
endeavor
plow
tug
try
slave
hustle
grub
slog
fag
hump
plod
plug
strain
bang away
sweat blood
peg (away)
dig (away)
exert
attack
pitch in
exercise
scratch
essay
knuckle down
beaver (away)
dig in
overwork
wade
trudge
buckle (down)
apply (oneself)
drive
eke out
scrabble
overexert
hammer (away)
put out
grind (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slacken
break
idle
let up
dally
ease (up)
hang (around or out)
shirk
bum
chill
laze
goof (off)
bask
lounge
slack (off)
rest
loaf
loll
hack (around)
unwind
goldbrick
repose
relax
trifle
footle
play
fool around
dabble
dillydally
mess around
goof (around)
hang
hang about
veg out
doodle
monkey (around)
putter (around)
fribble
potter (around)

as in to churn

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

churn
swirl
seethe
roil
whirl
spin
boil
stir
reel
agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

abate
calm
subside

单词	moil
释义	moil 1 of 2 verb ˈmȯi(-ə)l moiled; moiling; moils transitive verb chiefly dialectal : to make wet or dirty intransitive verb 1 : to work hard : drudge 2 : to be in continuous agitation : churn, swirl moiler noun moil 2 of 2 noun 1 : hard work : drudgery 2 : confusion, turmoil Did you know? Moil may mean "to work hard" but its origins are the opposite of hard; it ultimately derives from Latin mollis, meaning "soft." (Other English derivatives of mollis are emollient, mollify, and mollusk.) A more immediate ancestor of moil is the Anglo-French verb moiller, meaning "to make wet, dampen," and one of the early meanings of moil in English was "to become wet and muddy." The "work hard" sense of moil appears most frequently in the pairing "toil and moil." Both moil and toil can also be nouns meaning "work." Moil implies work that is drudgery and toil suggests prolonged and fatiguing labor. Synonyms Verb bang away beaver (away) dig (away) drudge endeavor fag grub hump hustle labor peg (away) plod plow plug slave slog strain strive struggle sweat toil travail tug work Noun ado alarums and excursions ballyhoo blather bluster bobbery bother bustle clatter clutter [chiefly dialect] coil commotion corroboree [Australian] disturbance do [chiefly dialect] foofaraw fun furor furore fuss helter-skelter hoo-ha hoo-hah hoopla hubble-bubble hubbub hullabaloo hurly hurly-burly hurricane hurry hurry-scurry hurry-skurry kerfuffle [chiefly British] pandemonium pother row ruckus ruction rumpus shindy splore [Scottish] squall stew stir storm to-do tumult turmoil uproar welter whirl williwaw zoo See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth the angry mob moiled around the courthouse Noun went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont Recent Examples on the Web Noun The delight of online life gave way to its moil, and the pleasure of online services has been eroded by their many downsides, from compulsion to autocracy. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2020 During the Cold War, hot tensions became hopeless moils, conducted for political benefit as much as (and, over time, more than) moral right. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2020 Word History Etymology Verb Middle English mollen, moillen, from Anglo-French moiller, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin mollis* soft — more at mollify First Known Use Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1 moil 1 of 2 noun 1 as in commotion a state of noisy, confused activity went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance commotion disturbance stir hurry turmoil fuss clatter noise storm ruction hurly racket fun tumult roar pother clutter coil shindy ado row bustle hurricane furore hubbub bother whirl squall welter rumpus ruckus furor ballyhoo hurry-scurry hoopla uproar kerfuffle helter-skelter splore flurry pandemonium hoo-hah howl hurly-burly alarums and excursions upheaval blather foofaraw stew corroboree zoo hullabaloo hoo-ha bluster bobbery do williwaw hurry-skurry hubble-bubble din outcry clamor to-do cacophony unrest disorder eruption brawl fray outbreak flutter outburst fever scuffle fret lather tizzy hue and cry hassle melee fracas dither mêlée flare-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms stillness rest hush peace quiet tranquility quietude calm tranquillity order orderliness See More 2 as in toil very hard or unpleasant work fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont Synonyms & Similar Words toil effort labor drudgery sweat grind drudge pains slavery fatigue exertion travail struggle trouble duty responsibility donkeywork obligation tedium job spadework chore routine treadmill Antonyms & Near Antonyms fun rest ease decompression leisure play relaxation diversion recreation repose idleness amusement sport inertia entertainment inactivity loafing dalliance inertness dormancy goldbricking lolling dallying lounging See More moil 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to labor to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth Synonyms & Similar Words labor struggle work toil drudge sweat travail strive endeavor plow tug try slave hustle grub slog fag hump plod plug strain bang away sweat blood peg (away) dig (away) exert attack pitch in exercise scratch essay knuckle down beaver (away) dig in overwork wade trudge buckle (down) apply (oneself) drive eke out scrabble overexert hammer (away) put out grind (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms slacken break idle let up dally ease (up) hang (around or out) shirk bum chill laze goof (off) bask lounge slack (off) rest loaf loll hack (around) unwind goldbrick repose relax trifle footle play fool around dabble dillydally mess around goof (around) hang hang about veg out doodle monkey (around) putter (around) fribble potter (around) See More 2 as in to churn to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse Synonyms & Similar Words churn swirl seethe roil whirl spin boil stir reel agitate Antonyms & Near Antonyms abate calm subside
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