Tur"moil (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.]
Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.
And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil,
A blessed soul doth in Elysium.
Shak.
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Tur*moil" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turmoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling.]
To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
[Obs.]
It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.
Spenser.
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Tur*moil", v. i.
To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
[Obs.]
Milton.
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