TURMOIL', n. [I know not the origin of this word; but it is probably from the root of the L. turba,turbo, turma, or of turn.]
Disturbance, tumult; harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult.
There I'll rest, as after much turmoil
A blessed soul doth in Elysium.
TURMOIL', v.t. To harass with commotion.
It is her fatal misfortune--to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.
1. To disquiet; to weary.
TURMOIL', v.i. To be disquieted; to be in commotion.
