TURMOILING

Verb

turmoiling

present participle of turmoil

Source: Wiktionary


TURMOIL

Tur"moil, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.]

Definition: Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion. And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium. Shak.

Tur*moil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turmoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling.]

Definition: To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.] It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. Spenser.

Tur*moil", v. i.

Definition: To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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