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molehill

/ˈməʊlhɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
mole-hill
IPA
/ˈməʊlhɪl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

verb

To exaggerate a problem and perceive it as larger or worse than it actually is.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mole + hill. The verb sense comes from the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill.

Inflected Forms

molehills (plural) molehills (present, singular) molehilling (participle, present) molehilled (participle, past) molehilled (past)

Derived Forms

molehilly

Phrases

make a mountain out of a molehill Molehill Green molehill mountaineer

Questions

How do you pronounce molehill?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈməʊlhɪl/.
What does molehill mean?
A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
Where does molehill come from?
From mole + hill. The verb sense comes from the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill.

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