Plural of toil
regular plural
The plural of toil is toils.
Forms of toil
| Singular | toil /tɔɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | toils |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Toils in a sentence
- She had waited overlong, and now it was like that Ailie would escape her toils.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
- He is a loner, hard, resolute, tall, strong but comradely and supports other men in their toils.1999, Malcolm MacLean, “Of Warriors and Blokes: The Problem of Maori Rugby for Pakeha Masculinity in New Zealand”, in Timothy J[ohn]…. From the entry bloke
- The growling circumambient toils of London around them fadedbefore the calm of these innocent precincts.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 517. From the entry circumambient
- Is she not herself in Egypt also taken in the toils of Franco-Levantine influences, as dominant at Cairo as they are at Constantinople ?1917, Stephen Lucius Gwynn, Gertrude M. Tuckwell, The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Bart., M.P., page 480. From the entry Franco-Levantine
- Bureaucracy too, in education as elsewhere (perhaps especially in education) was prone to pedantocracy and to slow strangulation in the toils of its own immutable maxims.1980, F[rancis] W[illiam] Garforth, “Conclusion”, in Educative Democracy: John Stuart Mill on Education in Society (University of Hull…. From the entry pedantocracy
Meaning of toil
- noun Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- noun Trouble, strife.
- noun A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
Questions about the plural of toil
- What is the plural of toil?
- The plural of toil is toils.
- Is toil countable?
- Toil is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
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