1. small mounds of earth pushed up by moles digging underground tunnels
Usage: plural of molehill
2. minor problems or difficulties that are treated as if they were major ones
Usage: figurative use, often in the phrase ‘making mountains out of molehills’

Examples

• The lawn was covered with molehills after the recent rain.
• She carefully stepped around the molehills in the garden.
• The gardener was frustrated by all the molehills ruining his perfect grass.
• Don’t make mountains out of molehills – it’s just a small mistake.
• He tends to turn molehills into major crises with his worrying.
• The field was dotted with molehills from the active mole population.
• Stop creating molehills where none exist and focus on real problems.