About The Word Roil
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Roil
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What's The Definition Of Roil?
[v] make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
[v] be agitated; of liquids Synonyms | Synonyms for Roil: boil | churn | moil | rile Related Terms | Find terms related to Roil: See Also | agitate | commove | disturb | move | muddle | puddle | raise up | roll | seethe | shake up | stir up | vex Roil In Webster's Dictionary \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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