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moiled

moiled is the simple past and past participle of moil.

Meaning of moil

Verb

moil (third-person singular simple present moils, present participle moiling, simple past and past participle moiled)

  1. To toil, to work hard.
    • Moil not too much underground, for the hope of mines is very uncertain, and useth to make the planters lazy in other things..1625, Francis Bacon, Of Plantations
  2. (intransitive) To churn continually; to swirl.
    • A crowd of men and women moiled like nightmare figures in the smoke-green haze.1952, Ralph Ellison, chapter 23, in Invisible Man
  3. (UK, transitive) To defile or dirty.

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Words formed from moiled

Phrases with moiled

Questions about moiled

What is moiled the simple past and past participle of?
Moiled is the simple past and past participle of moil.

Words near moiled in the dictionary

  1. moil
  2. Moilanen
  3. Moilanens
  4. Moilang
  5. moile
  6. moiled
  7. moilee
  8. moilees
  9. moiler
  10. moilers
  11. moiles

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