it>sometimes 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil,
A blessed soul doth in Elysium. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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v. t.
It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]