toil

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tɔɪl/ or /ˈtɔɪəl/

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Noun

Singular toil

Plural toils

1. (countable & uncountable) Toil is very hard labour or work.

   Even after years of toil in the factory, he died a poor man.

   She put me through so much toil and trouble.

Verb

Plain form toil

Third-person singular toils

Past tense toiled

Past participle toiled

Present participle toiling

1. (intransitive) If you toil, you labour or work.

   He spent every day toiling in the fields and in the barn.

   So, are you still toiling away at the hotel?

2. (intransitive) If you toil, you struggle.