n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ i(- ə )l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English mollen, moillen, from Anglo-French moiller, from Vulgar Latin *molliare, from Latin mollis soft ― more at MOLLIFY
Date: 15th century
transitive verb chiefly dialect : to make wet or dirty
intransitive verb
1 : to work hard : DRUDGE
2 : to be in continuous agitation : CHURN , SWIRL
– moil · er noun