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moiling

moiling is the present participle and gerund 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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Phrases with moiling

Questions about moiling

What is moiling the present participle and gerund of?
Moiling is the present participle and gerund of moil.

Words near moiling in the dictionary

  1. moilers
  2. moiles
  3. moileth
  4. moiley
  5. moilies
  6. moiling
  7. moils
  8. moilsome
  9. moily
  10. moimoi
  11. moin moin

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