to moil
9.9
To make something wet or dirty
- verb
- /mɔɪl/
- Archaic
:
ensuciar
- The children moiled their clothes while playing in the mud.
Examples
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Her tears moiled the letter, leaving damp marks on the page.
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Don't moil the carpet with those dirty shoes!
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The muddy water moiled his shoes as he walked through the field.
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Years of hard work have moiled the old farmer's hands.
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The rain moiled the ground, leaving it muddy and difficult to walk on.
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Please don't moil your clothes while you're eating; use a napkin instead.
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The spilled juice moiled her books, making them sticky and damp.
Synonyms
to soil
vsto moil
59
4.5
To make something dirty with mud or dirt
adds wetting to the meaning rather than only dry staining
to muddy
vsto moil
5
1.9
Make something dirty with mud or sediment
refers to physical wetting or soiling rather than unclear or figurative use
to mire
vsto moil
1
7.9
To make something dirty by covering it with mud
focuses on general wetting or light soiling rather than thick mud
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Moil (verb: to make wet or dirty) — A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of moist or moisten, words all about wetness. So to moil something is to 'make it damp or soiled'.