Roil

Word ROIL
Character 4
Hyphenation roil
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Roil"

What do we mean by roil?

To make (a liquid) turbulent or muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment. intransitive verb

To cause to be in a state of agitation or disorder. intransitive verb

To put in a state of emotional agitation; rile or upset. intransitive verb

To move or be in a state of turbulence, especially because of an abundance of something. intransitive verb

To be agitated or chaotic. intransitive verb

To be vexed or upset. intransitive verb

To run; wander; roll; rove.

A Flemish horse. noun

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment: as, to roil wine, cider, or other liquor in casks or bottles.

To excite to some degree of anger; annoy; vex: now more commonly, in colloquial use, rile.

To perplex.

To salt (fish) by means of a roiler.

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. transitive verb

To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. transitive verb

To wander; to roam. intransitive verb

To romp. intransitive verb

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of verb

To annoy; to make someone angry. verb

To bubble, seethe. verb

To wander; to roam. verb

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.

To annoy; to make someone angry.

To bubble, seethe.

To wander; to roam.

To romp.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Roil

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The word "roil" in example sentences

The word roil has appeared in 33 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Aug. 8 in The Caucus blog post "Rick Perry to Make Clear He Intends to Run," by Jeff Zeleny: ❋ By THE LEARNING NETWORK (2011)

(BTW, "roil" means, disturb, muddy the waters - I had to look it up.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Young Americans came to view religion, according to one survey, as judgmental, homophobic, hypocritical, and too political.49 All these were premonitory signs that a second major aftershock was about to roil the American religious landscape. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990) - As the coldly devastating consequences of Hitler's Final Solution roil the streets and ghettoes of Budapest in 1944, mild-mannered businessman Raoul Wallenberg (Stellan Skarsgard) strives valiantly to protect Hungarian Jews from death at the hands of the Nazis. ❋ John Farr (2010)

In a rare interview with a reporter, Harry A. Blackmun spoke publicly for the first time about the controversial decision that continues to roil the political waters 38 years later. ❋ Al Eisele (2011)

The earthquake and its aftermath in Japan continued to roil electronics supply chains Monday as Texas Instruments Inc. projected that one of its chip factories damaged in the disaster won't ship at full volume until September. ❋ Don Clark (2011)

It it, he spoke publicly for the first time about the controversial decision that continues to roil the political waters 38 years later. ❋ Al Eisele (2011)

That will roil the water and freeze it, but not boil it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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