Toil
verb
To work hard for a long time.
They toiled away in the hot sun to construct the bridge.
Often appears as...
- toil away
- toil in
noun
Hard and tiring work.
Years of toil had left him with a strong physique.
Often appears as...
- years of toil
- hard toil
verb
To move slowly and with a lot of effort.
He toiled up the hill carrying his heavy backpack.
Often appears as...
- toil up
- toil along
verb
To work hard for a long time.
They toiled away in the hot sun to construct the bridge.
Often appears as...
- toil away
- toil in
noun
Hard and tiring work.
Years of toil had left him with a strong physique.
Often appears as...
- years of toil
- hard toil
verb
To move slowly and with a lot of effort.
He toiled up the hill carrying his heavy backpack.
Often appears as...
- toil up
- toil along
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Long Duration
The verb 'toil' emphasizes working continuously for a long time.
She toiled through the night to finish the report.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Toil' often suggests work that's emotionally or physically draining.
After toiling in the fields all day, he was exhausted.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistence Required
Using 'toil' can imply determination despite difficulties.
They continued to toil away despite the project setbacks.
Pro Tip 1/3Long Duration
The verb 'toil' emphasizes working continuously for a long time.
She toiled through the night to finish the report.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Toil' often suggests work that's emotionally or physically draining.
After toiling in the fields all day, he was exhausted.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistence Required
Using 'toil' can imply determination despite difficulties.
They continued to toil away despite the project setbacks.
Pro Tip 1/3Long Duration
The verb 'toil' emphasizes working continuously for a long time.
She toiled through the night to finish the report.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Toil' often suggests work that's emotionally or physically draining.
After toiling in the fields all day, he was exhausted.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistence Required
Using 'toil' can imply determination despite difficulties.
They continued to toil away despite the project setbacks.
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Music and creativity in...
and it's where we get the word harmony. Music was used as a form of medicine to treat illnesses and physical complaints, as a vital accompaniment to sporting contests, and as a means to keep workers in time as they toiled away on monotonous or menial tasks. One of the most important applications
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Teeth Chiseling PIPE...
is a young mother and wife of the village chief in the old days she would have endured tooth toiling at puberty but the same outside influences that brought t-shirts and cigarettes to the tribe deluded men Hawaiian customs which once even included head honey
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Meet the microscopic...
Now, my dad is my biggest fan, so in that crushing moment where he wanted to kill my new little life form, I realized that actually I had failed him, both as a daughter and a scientist. In my years toiling away in labs and in people's backyards,
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This sea creature...
Can you guess what you’re looking at? Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? In fact, this is the humble sea cucumber, and while it might look odd, its daily toil paves the way for entire ecosystems to thrive.
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Why I choose humanism...
My parents did not erect a block apartment by wishing and dreaming. They worked hard, they failed, they tried again. They toiled with rolled-up sleeves, with their hands deep in debt, they plowed ahead, growing their dreams into reality.
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Singing together to...
because singing together makes it it can take working on a chain gang and make it somewhat tall but working in a terrible candy factory singing together can turn this into this yeah those guys toiling away in that candy
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Thoughts on humanity,...
We relied on systems created through the toil and sacrifice of generations before to protect us, and we felt that governments actually worked for our betterment. Science was simple and logical,
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How Wildlife Overcame...
toiled as thousands of whales lost their lives is Salieri but who started this and how did we get to the point of nearly exterminating the world life from this island
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"Ode to the Only Black...
You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the classroom feels like an antechamber. You are deemed expert
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Woman Becomes Part of...
but this is an elephant this woman knows well she was rescued by leg from a life of toil and hardship
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Music and creativity in...
and it's where we get the word harmony. Music was used as a form of medicine to treat illnesses and physical complaints, as a vital accompaniment to sporting contests, and as a means to keep workers in time as they toiled away on monotonous or menial tasks. One of the most important applications
Video examples
Teeth Chiseling PIPE...
is a young mother and wife of the village chief in the old days she would have endured tooth toiling at puberty but the same outside influences that brought t-shirts and cigarettes to the tribe deluded men Hawaiian customs which once even included head honey
Video examples
Meet the microscopic...
Now, my dad is my biggest fan, so in that crushing moment where he wanted to kill my new little life form, I realized that actually I had failed him, both as a daughter and a scientist. In my years toiling away in labs and in people's backyards,
Video examples
This sea creature...
Can you guess what you’re looking at? Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? In fact, this is the humble sea cucumber, and while it might look odd, its daily toil paves the way for entire ecosystems to thrive.
Video examples
Why I choose humanism...
My parents did not erect a block apartment by wishing and dreaming. They worked hard, they failed, they tried again. They toiled with rolled-up sleeves, with their hands deep in debt, they plowed ahead, growing their dreams into reality.
Video examples
Singing together to...
because singing together makes it it can take working on a chain gang and make it somewhat tall but working in a terrible candy factory singing together can turn this into this yeah those guys toiling away in that candy
Video examples
Thoughts on humanity,...
We relied on systems created through the toil and sacrifice of generations before to protect us, and we felt that governments actually worked for our betterment. Science was simple and logical,
Video examples
How Wildlife Overcame...
toiled as thousands of whales lost their lives is Salieri but who started this and how did we get to the point of nearly exterminating the world life from this island
Video examples
"Ode to the Only Black...
You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the classroom feels like an antechamber. You are deemed expert
Video examples
Woman Becomes Part of...
but this is an elephant this woman knows well she was rescued by leg from a life of toil and hardship
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Quote examples
Christoph Waltz
Austrian Actor
Praise is nothing that accumulates. Praise is a sequence, especially if you've toiled for a long time. Praise does not pile up. So in a way, you can't get too much. I don't consider it to be a quantity that you can measure by volume.
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Mary McCarthy
American Author
The labor of keeping house is labor in its most naked state, for labor is toil that never finishes, toil that has to be begun again the moment it is completed, toil that is destroyed and consumed by the life process.
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Mary Ritter Beard
American Historian
Those who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world of toiling reality below has been lifted by mass revolts and critics.
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Himani Shivpuri
Indian Actress
World Theatre Day is an important day for us, we get to applaud the efforts of renowned playwrights, actors, and directors who have put in toil and blood to create meaningful stories.
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William Alexander
Yet with great toil all that I can attain by long experience, and in learned schools, is for to know my knowledge is but vain, and those that think them wise, are greatest fools.
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Albrecht Durer
German Artist
My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
Ultimately, my books are not about the politics, although the toil and the struggle and the wars in Afghanistan have a significant impact on the lives of my characters.
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Yahya Jammeh
Politician
Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.
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Phillips Brooks
American Clergyman
It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.
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Christoph Waltz
Austrian Actor
Praise is nothing that accumulates. Praise is a sequence, especially if you've toiled for a long time. Praise does not pile up. So in a way, you can't get too much. I don't consider it to be a quantity that you can measure by volume.
Quote examples
Mary McCarthy
American Author
The labor of keeping house is labor in its most naked state, for labor is toil that never finishes, toil that has to be begun again the moment it is completed, toil that is destroyed and consumed by the life process.
Quote examples
Mary Ritter Beard
American Historian
Those who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world of toiling reality below has been lifted by mass revolts and critics.
Quote examples
Himani Shivpuri
Indian Actress
World Theatre Day is an important day for us, we get to applaud the efforts of renowned playwrights, actors, and directors who have put in toil and blood to create meaningful stories.
Quote examples
William Alexander
Yet with great toil all that I can attain by long experience, and in learned schools, is for to know my knowledge is but vain, and those that think them wise, are greatest fools.
Quote examples
Albrecht Durer
German Artist
My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.
Quote examples
Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
Ultimately, my books are not about the politics, although the toil and the struggle and the wars in Afghanistan have a significant impact on the lives of my characters.
Quote examples
Yahya Jammeh
Politician
Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.
Quote examples
Phillips Brooks
American Clergyman
It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.
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