💪 TOIL: Very Hard Work
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toil
toil is a term you need to know. Let's learn its meaning and usage.
ℹ️ Part of speech
toil can be used as either a VERB and NOUN.
🗣️ Pronunciation
toil is pronounced /ˈtɔɪl/ or TOYL.
📚️ Definition
As a verb, toil means to work extremely hard or incessantly. As a noun, it refers to exhausting physical work.
📰 Examples
Here are some examples of toil in usage:
Erys toiled away at her desk until the early hours of the morning, determined to finish her project.
After a day of toil smashing rocks in the hot sun, Donny was exhausted and ready for bed.
May your toil pay off in the end, my friend.
🧠 Quick vocab quiz
Test yourself!
Toil most nearly means
(A) complain
(B) wander
(C) labor
(D) rest
(E) decline
And one more:
Which of the following statements best conveys the sense of toil?
(A) Emma worked tirelessly to finish her project.
(B) Paulo lay back in his hammock, enjoying the warm summer sun.
(C) Fido [a stereotypical name for a dog] pranced around playfully.
(D) The family enjoyed a leisurely picnic in the park.
(E) The student napped during his free time.
Scroll down for the answer/s.
💁🏼 Tips!
Toil often carries a connotation of labor that is both physically strenuous and continuous, without rest. This makes it different from work, which may not necessarily be strenuous or continuous.
✅ Quiz answer/s
Answers:
C, labor.
A, Emma worked tirelessly to finish her project.
📊 Poll
Today, I’m trying a shorter poll, with only two options, yea (yes) or nay (no). By the way, these words rhyme—/jeɪ/ and /neɪ/.