Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtoil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-toil
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weary (someone or something) excessively; to exhaust or tire out by working too much.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + toil.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overtoils (present, singular) overtoiling (participle, present) overtoiled (participle, past) overtoiled (past)

Questions

What does overtoil mean?
To weary (someone or something) excessively; to exhaust or tire out by working too much.
Where does overtoil come from?
From over- + toil.

How to pronounce overtoil

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