toiling (verb)

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• toil — [[t]tɔ͟ɪl[/t]] toils, toiling, toiled 1) VERB When people toil, they work very hard doing unpleasant or tiring tasks. [LITERARY] People who toiled in dim, dank factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life... [V n] Workers toiled long… …   English dictionary

• On — On, adv. [See {On}, prep.] 1. Forward, in progression; onward; usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on; the beat goes on. Time glides on. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• On and on — On On, adv. [See {On}, prep.] 1. Forward, in progression; onward; usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on; the beat goes on. Time glides on. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• con|trast´ing|ly — con|trast «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|trast´a|ble — con|trast «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|trast — «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S): unlikeness,… …   Useful english dictionary

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• toil — {{11}}toil (n.1) hard work, c.1300, turmoil, contention, dispute, from Anglo Fr. toil (13c.), from toiler agitate, stir up, entangle, from O.Fr. toeillier drag about, make dirty (12c.), usually said to be from L. tudiculare crush with a small… …   Etymology dictionary

• toil — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 also toil away to work very hard for a long period of time (+ at/over): I ve been toiling away at this essay all weekend. 2 to move slowly and with great effort (+ up/through/against etc): They toiled… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English