molehill

noun

mole·hill | \ ˈmōl-ˌhil

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Definition of molehill

: a little mound or ridge of earth pushed up by a mole

Examples of molehill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. — Annie Lane, oregonlive, "Dear Annie: Annie shares excerpt from King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech," 19 Jan. 2021 Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi -- from every mountainside. Let freedom ring. — Fox News, "Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' speech: Full text," 27 Aug. 2013 When Sue began studying the impact of microaggressions, many of his White colleagues told him his work was making a mountain out of a molehill, that microaggressions were just macro nonsense. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, "Racial microaggressions take a major toll on Black Americans," 4 Dec. 2020 Investors who think Vail Resorts’ business will be anything close to normal in the coming ski season risk mistaking a mountain of trouble for a molehill. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, "How Vail Resorts Could Wipe Out," 24 Aug. 2020 Another local spotted a late medieval ring on top of a molehill. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "See Archaeological Treasures Unearthed by U.K. Residents During Lockdown," 22 July 2020 Yes, even that pile of money is but a molehill in the shadow of the mountain of economic devastation from the novel coronavirus, which has pushed 26 million Americans out of work and eaten through the $2 trillion Cares Act in a few weeks. — Alex Davies, Wired, "A Coronavirus Silver Lining: Less Driving, Fewer Crashes," 27 Apr. 2020 What appears to be a molehill can easily turn into a mountain, so hold off on initiating anything new. — oregonlive, "Horoscope for April 7, 2020: Leo, share your dreams; Capricorn, trust and be trusted," 7 Apr. 2020 Indeed, in a bit more than half of his term, Trump’s $5,003 mountain of growth in median household income is 346 percent higher than Bush-Obama’s $1,444 molehill of marginal middle-class earnings. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, "I Dream of Gini: Income Gap Grows under Trump, Obama — but So What?," 11 Oct. 2019

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molehill

noun

English Language Learners Definition of molehill

: a small pile of dirt that is pushed up by a mole when it digs tunnels underground

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molehill

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mole·hill | \ ˈmōl-ˌhil

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Kids Definition of molehill

: a little ridge of dirt pushed up by a mole as it burrows underground

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