Meaning of ROIL
Pronunciation: | | royl
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
- [v] be agitated; of liquids
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| Synonyms: | | boil, churn, moil, rile |
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| See Also: | | agitate, commove, disturb, move, muddle, puddle, raise up, roll, seethe, shake up, stir up, vex | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Roiling}.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF.
roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See {Roll}, v., and cf.
{Rile}.]
1. 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.
2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to
rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled
him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. --R. North.
Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United
States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
\Roil\, v. i.
1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]
2. To romp. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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