Moil (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

• The construction workers moil for hours to meet the project deadline.
• Farmers toil in the fields but lexicographers moil over word definitions.
• In the sweltering heat, laborers moil to fix the vast network of underground tunnels.
• With so much to do, she began to moil in her study, trying to make headway on her university papers.
• Employees in the marketing department moil around the clock to meet their tight quarterly targets.

Synonyms

• Labor
• Labour
• Toil
• Dig
• Fag
• Drudge
• Travail
• Grind

Hypernyms

• Do Work
• Work

Meaning ²

Be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The masses of water swirls began to moil in the aftermath of the massive tsunami that struck the coastal town.
• Heavy rains over the mountains moiled the water, releasing a torrent of mud down the trail.
• Flames moiled and churned from the burning high-rise as fire departments were scrambling to rescue trapped residents.
• A cold front moiled the Gulf waters with rapid waves reaching up to several feet last night.
• Ocean tides began to moil over this stretch, especially after last week's tidal waves which had left several beach residents shaken and displaced.

Synonyms

• Boil
• Churn
• Roil

Hypernyms

• Move

Hyponyms

• Seethe
• Roll

Meaning ³

Moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• Her tears moiled the letter as she read the devastating news.
• The rain moiled her beautifully made-up face at the wedding.
• The sweat moiled the camera lens, making it hard to focus.
• The mud moiled the elegant shoes of the wedding guest.
• Tears and rain moiled the makeup on her pale face.