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moil
(moil)intr.v. moiled, moil·ing, moils
1. To work hard; toil: men who moil in mines.
2. To churn about continuously: clouds moiling in the wind.
n.
1. Hard work; toil.
2. Confusion; turmoil: "the dogs shooting past her in a moil of fur and flashing feet" (T.C. Boyle).
[Middle English mollen, to soften by wetting, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin *molliāre, from Latin mollia (pānis), the soft part (of bread), from neuter pl. of mollis, soft; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
moil′er n.
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moil
(mɔɪl)vb
1. to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc
2. (intr) to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil)
n
3. toil; drudgery
4. confusion; turmoil
[C14 (to moisten; later: to work hard in unpleasantly wet conditions) from Old French moillier, ultimately from Latin mollis soft]
ˈmoiler n
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moil
(mɔɪl)v.i.
1. to work hard; drudge.
2. to whirl or eddy.
v.t. 3. Archaic. to wet or smudge.
n. 4. drudgery.
5. turmoil.
[1350–1400; Middle English moillen to make or get wet and muddy < Middle French moillier < Vulgar Latin *molliāre, derivative of Latin mollis soft]
moil′er, n.
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moil
Past participle: moiled
Gerund: moiling
| Imperative |
|---|
| moil |
| moil |
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| Verb | 1. |  moil - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
| 2. |  moil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. |  moil - moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter"smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance |
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moil
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