Tur*moil", v. i. To be disquieted or
confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.] Milton.
Tur*moil" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Turmoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Turmoiling.] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to
worry. [Obs.]
It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and
turmoiled with these storms of affliction.
Spenser.Tur"moil (?), 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.
And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil,
A blessed soul doth in Elysium.
Shak.