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to moil

to moil

9.9
To move and swirl roughly, as water in a storm
  • verb
  • /mɔɪl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : agitarse
  • As the storm intensified, the sea began to moil violently against the rocky coastline.

Examples

  • The river was moiling rapidly after the heavy rain, creating frothy white waves.

  • With mild surprise, Casimir stared into the moiling darkness within.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Pausing, he gestured grandly at the moiling blackness of the forest around them.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • In my mind were gory pieces of him scattered along gleaming steel rails and rats moiling out of dense shadows to attack his blood.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The hot wind caused the sand to moil in the desert, creating swirling patterns.

Synonyms

to boil
vsto moil
  • Informal
114 5.5

To become very angry or excited

refers only to physical agitation of a liquid, not emotions
to churn
vsto moil
51 4.8

To move violently or feel upset and restless inside

is about being agitated as a state rather than moving actively
to roil
vsto moil
18 8.5

To make water or other liquid move strongly and become cloudy

describes the liquid being agitated rather than someone causing it
roiling
vsto moil
1 7.6

A liquid moving fast and making rough waves

is the general agitated motion not necessarily violently extreme
churning
vsto moil
4.9

Water that moves in strong, swirling ways

focuses on agitation in general rather than circular motion
to welter
vsto moil
8.9

To move or be tossed about in rough water

describes general agitation rather than chaotic rolling or tossing in soft substances

Antonyms

calm
52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

How Agitated

to churn
51 4.8
to moil
  • Archaic
9.9
to agitate
9 4.1
to swirl
120 2.7
ripple
45 2.6

Surface Forms

moil infinitive
moiled past
moiled past participle
moiling present participle
moils third person singular

Etymology

Moil (verb: of a liquid to be churned) — Think of boil or churn as a picture: water or mud twisting and stirring. So when water moils, it 'turns, churns, and becomes rough or cloudy'.