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molehill en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈməʊlhɪl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

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Deriveds

molehill mountaineer · Molehill Green · make a mountain out of a molehill · molehilly

Translations (48)

sh krtičnjak (A small mound of earth) · de Maulwurfshaufen (A small mound of earth) · ca talpera (A small mound of earth) · pt monte/montículo de toupeira (A small mound of earth) · uk кротови́ння (A small mound of earth) · de Maulwurfshügel (A small mound of earth) · ru крото́вина (A small mound of earth) · fr taupinière (A small mound of earth) · vec muxighèr (A small mound of earth) · cs krtina (A small mound of earth) · sv mullvadshög (A small mound of earth) · lt kùrmrausis (A small mound of earth) · ga carnán caochán (A small mound of earth) · izh ajama (A small mound of earth) · sk krtinec (A small mound of earth) · sl krtína (A small mound of earth) · uk крото́вина (A small mound of earth) · lt kùrmiarausis (A small mound of earth) · vo talpakum (A small mound of earth) · an topinera (A small mound of earth) · sh кртовина (A small mound of earth) · ja もぐらづか (A small mound of earth) · gl toupeira (A small mound of earth) · gl toupiñeira (A small mound of earth) · tr köstebek yuvası (A small mound of earth) · da muldvarpeskud (A small mound of earth) · sk krtina (A small mound of earth) · lv kurmja rakums (A small mound of earth) · uk крото́вище (A small mound of earth) · cs krtinec (A small mound of earth) · sh кртичњак (A small mound of earth) · tr köstebek deliği (A small mound of earth) · sh krtovina (A small mound of earth) · it monticello di terra (A small mound of earth) · ast topinera (A small mound of earth) · es topera (A small mound of earth) · is moldvörpuhaugur (A small mound of earth) · ja 土竜塚 (A small mound of earth) · lb Maulefskoup (A small mound of earth) · bg кърти́чина (A small mound of earth) · es topinera (A small mound of earth) · pl kretowisko (A small mound of earth) · et mutimullahunnik (A small mound of earth) · fi myyränmätäs (A small mound of earth) · nrf taupinniéthe (A small mound of earth) · hu vakondtúrás (A small mound of earth) · nl molshoop (A small mound of earth) · sgs kormērausis (A small mound of earth)

molehill en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈməʊlhɪl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To exaggerate a problem and perceive it as larger or worse than it actually is.
   • As Brazil faced the mountainous task of completing an Olympic venue before the opening ceremony, Chinese netizens got busy molehilling a remark by a Rio construction manager about their China supplier. 2016 August 4, “Off-hand remark in Rio chafes Chinese Net”, in Global Times, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2020:

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