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   Roil

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   verb

   • 1. make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment: literary "winds roil these waters"
   • ▪ (of a liquid) move in a turbulent, swirling manner: "the sea roiled below her"
   • 2. make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

   Word Origin late 16th century: perhaps from Old French ruiler ‘mix mortar’, from late Latin regulare ‘regulate’.

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   What does roil mean?

   • If water roils, it is rough and disturbed. The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall. [VERB] Something that roils a state or situation makes it disturbed and confused . Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of roiling?

   • To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. [ imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roiling .] 2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.

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   What is another word for roil?

   • Roil synonyms. Top synonyms for roil (other words for roil) are rile, moil and churn.

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   Is roil a French word?

   • An earlier borrowing of the French verb is Middle English roil "to roam or rove about" (early 14c.); also compare rile (v.), formerly the common colloquial form in the U.S. Related: Roiled; roiling.

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   Check pronunciation: roil. Definition of roil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 days ago · verb. 1. (transitive) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment. 2. (intransitive) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed. 3. (intransitive) dialect. to be noisy or boisterous. 4. (transitive) another word (now rare) for rile (sense 1) Collins English Dictionary.

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   roil somebody/something to disturb or upset someone or something The financial scandal has roiled the stock market. Check pronunciation: roil. Definition of roil verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'roil' 1. If water roils, it is rough and disturbed. [mainly US] [...] 2. Something that roils a state or situation makes it disturbed and confused. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'roil' American English: rɔɪl British English: rɔɪl. More. Conjugations of 'roil' present simple: I roil, you roil [...]

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   1. To make (a liquid) turbulent or muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment: The storm roiled the waters of the harbor. 2. To cause to be in a state of agitation or disorder: wars that roiled the continent for decades. 3. Usage Problem To put in a state of emotional agitation; rile or upset. v.intr. 1.

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   1. a. : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of. b. : to stir up : disturb, disorder. 2. : rile sense 1. intransitive verb. : to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation. conflicting emotions roiling inside her. Synonyms. boil. churn. moil. seethe. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

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   What does the verb roil mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb roil . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.