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adjective moil·ing \ ˈmȯi-liŋ \

Definition of moiling

1 a :requiring hard work

b :industrious

2 :violently agitated :turbulent

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moilingly

play \-lē\ adverb

Examples of moiling in a Sentence

the kind of moiling work that was done by unskilled laborers before the age of mechanization

First Known Use of moiling

1566

moiling Synonyms

Synonyms

arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, hard, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill

Antonyms

cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding

Related Words

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky; bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying; annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious; grievous, grim, strict, stringent; brutal, cruel, inhuman, painful

Near Antonyms

achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated; comforting, gentle, painless, relaxed, smooth, soothing; accessible, friendly, idiotproof, user-friendly

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