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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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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. laboring
  3. swirling
  4. challenging
  5. struggling
  6. churning
  7. demanding
  8. striving
Adjective
  • Walk up to the pastry case and prepare to make some difficult decisions.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Fish can be hard to find and harder to catch this time of year, but American anglers have adapted to difficult fishing conditions.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of difficult
Verb
  • McNeely’s portrait of a laboring mother, swathed in glowing fields of chartreuse, outshines (again, literally) art history’s greats.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In line with the great tech selloff over AI spending fears, Capgemini’s share price has been laboring.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of laboring
Verb
  • Of the five moves, the one that immediately addresses the injury concerns swirling around the Panthers’ program is the addition of Simpkins.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a lot of commotion swirling around you, and much of the drama may not even involve you directly.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of swirling
Adjective
  • Blocking new infections on a wider scale is far more challenging.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ed Sheeran‘s challenging month continues as a pair of his high-profile stadium shows have been canceled due to weather.
    — William Earl, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of challenging
Verb
  • The film followed the trials of a struggling keyboardist who gets hold of a magical synthesizer, only to lose it and embark on a picaresque journey to get it back.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, Yemen and the Houthis may seem like yet another distant problem to Americans, many of whom are understandably fatigued by foreign interventions, and struggling with a spiraling cost of living.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • In the churning, deep waters of the Bay of All Saints, conventional construction equipment doesn’t stand a chance.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Molten metal constantly churning in Earth’s outer core generates electrical currents that sustain the magnetic field, in a process called the dynamo effect.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of churning
Adjective
  • More demanding data processing can take place on an external wearable hub.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Yet for blue-collar workers, staying longer in physically demanding jobs in order to reach those age milestones may be difficult, according to Stevens' proposal.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The next year, Varjao and her husband Miguel Salinas opened their own Sea Love franchise of Sea Love in Oak Park and are striving to provide that same calming feeling for the community that Varjao felt during that family outing.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • MILKist led the initial research and technical formulation, striving to make a sufficiently strong sheet from 100 percent barley straw without adding other fibers or binders.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of striving
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“Moiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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