Dallying and Moil

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Dallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Moil is an antonym for dallying.

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

Moil noun - Very hard or unpleasant work.

Usage example: fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont

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Dallying is an antonym for moil.

Nearby Words: moiling, moiled

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Moil and Dallying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dallying/moil

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