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adjective

ˈmȯi-liŋ How to pronounce moiling (audio)
Definition of moilingnext
as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort the kind of moiling work that was done by unskilled laborers before the age of mechanization

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moiling

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verb

present participle of moil
1
as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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2
as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moiling
  1. difficult
  2. challenging
  3. struggling
  4. churning
  5. demanding
  6. striving
  7. rigorous
  8. working
Adjective
  • Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Lack of work-life balance can make stressful job environments even more difficult to manage.
    Erik Pham, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of difficult
Adjective
  • The company continues to focus on expanding its distribution business and broadening its product range, despite the challenging economic environment.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The digital detox journey can be challenging, but many people discover it to be rewarding in the end.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of challenging
Verb
  • The struggling online retailer is in the midst of trying to effect a turnaround of its operations.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • Also churning in the Atlantic basin is Hurricane Kirk as well as a tropical wave south of the Cabo Verde Islands.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The subgenre originated in the late ’80s as bands such as My Bloody Valentine blanketed concert venues in slow-churning guitar squall while staring down at their effects pedals.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of churning
Adjective
  • The dedicated graphics card is capable of 1080p gaming at medium settings just as long as the title isn’t too demanding and will help with any graphic design tasks.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Every iPhone 16 has 8 GB of RAM, yet that’s cutting it close for the most demanding titles and can lead to crashes.
    Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • In the movie, a bright, striving teenager navigates the terrors of Jim Crow South and makes a split-decision that recasts the course of his life.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
  • In recent years, quality food has become a defining factor for convenience store chains striving to attract road warriors, especially as the razor-thin profit margins on fuel sales slowly evaporate because of the rise of electric vehicles.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of striving
Adjective
  • Yet a Brown University study found that students who took courses from professors with more rigorous grading standards learned more.
    Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • And the Bruins played a rigorous out-of-state schedule to prepare for another run.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of rigorous
Verb
  • Women’s participation in the workforce is suffering from high child care costs, as many mothers are working fewer hours—or none at all—to stay home and take care of their families.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Albeit the shift to default maximum protections has triggered the current Epic Games lawsuit, which claims Samsung and Google are working together to make third-party app installs overly difficult.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of working
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“Moiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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