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   moil

   /mɔɪl/

   verb

   • 1. work hard: "men who moiled for gold"
   • 2. move around in confusion or agitation: "a crowd of men and women moiled in the smoky haze"

   noun

   • 1. hard work; drudgery: "this night his weekly moil is at an end"
   • 2. turmoil; confusion: "the moil of his intimate thoughts"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘moisten or bedaub’): from Old French moillier ‘paddle in mud, moisten’, based on Latin mollis ‘soft’. The sense ‘work’ dates from the mid 16th century, often in the phrase toil and moil.

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   What does Moil mean in English?

   • 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."

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   What is the difference between MOIL and toil?

   • Both moil and toil can also be nouns meaning "work." Moil implies work that is drudgery and toil suggests prolonged and fatiguing labor. 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.

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   How do you use Moil in a sentence?

   • This application of moil is especially apt when describing the act of moistening or splashing water on something. Example: After having to moil through a seemingly endless progression of meetings, Robert was more than happy to leave work for the day. Example: Greta devoted her mornings to moil in the gym's weight room.

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   What does Moile mean?

   • Define moile. moile synonyms, moile pronunciation, moile translation, English dictionary definition of moile. n a type of rice pudding made with almond milk Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...

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   Moil can be a verb meaning to make wet or dirty, or to work hard or drudge. It can also be a noun meaning hard work or confusion. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, and word history.

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   noun. hard work or drudgery. confusion, turmoil, or trouble. Glassmaking. a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation. Mining. a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock. moil. / mɔɪl / verb. to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc.

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   Moil is an archaic or dialect verb that means to moisten, soil, or work hard in unpleasant conditions. It can also be a noun for hard work, confusion, or a glassmaking tool.

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   Definitions of moil. verb. work hard. synonyms: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail. see more. verb. be agitated. synonyms: boil, churn, roil. see more.

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   Moil means to work hard, toil, or churn about, or to refer to hard work, drudgery, or turmoil. Find the origin, usage, and examples of moil and its synonyms in this online dictionary.

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   Moil, n.¹ has three meanings: a kind of fish, a kind of oil, or a verb meaning to stir or trouble. Learn more about its etymology, pronunciation, frequency, and examples in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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   Moil means to work hard, to moisten or soil, or to cause confusion. Learn how to use it in different tenses and contexts, and find synonyms and translations.