roil

[ roil ]

/ rɔɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.

to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay.

verb (used without object)

to move or proceed turbulently.

Origin of roil

First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR roil

2 annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.

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OTHER WORDS FROM roil

un·roiled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH roil

roil , royal

Words nearby roil

Roh Tae Woo, Rohypnol, ROI, roid, roid rage, roil, roily, roister, rojak, Rojas, Rok

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Example sentences from the Web for roil

Like it or not, ethnicity, assimilation and wages are the same the currents that roil immigration.
Supreme Court on Gay Marriage, Voting Rights, and More|Lloyd Green|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A year after the fall of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, violence continues to roil Libya, heightening fears that the revolution could fail.
One Year Later, Libya’s Long Road Continues|Jamie Dettmer|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The poet Mary Oliver tells us to row, row into the swirl and roil.
David McCullough at Wellesley Commencement: ‘You Are Not Special’ (Video)|The Daily Beast|June 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And markets in the U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Japan, and China continue to roil.
Mark McKinnon: Why the Euro Crisis Matters to Americans|Mark McKinnon|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I know you told me not to roil round and so forth, but I knew you didn't mean it.
The Little Warrior|P. G. Wodehouse
He said boast an roil, an he meant roast an boil em, didnt he?
The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp|Laura Lee Hope
The house being near the head, there will not water enough get into the spring, in any storm, to roil the water.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden

British Dictionary definitions for roil

roil

/ (rɔɪl) /

verb

(tr) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment

(intr) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed

(intr) dialect to be noisy or boisterous

(tr) another word (now rare) for rile (def. 1)

Word Origin for roil

C16: of unknown origin; compare rile

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	roil
释义	roil [ roil ] / rɔɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR roil ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment. to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay. verb (used without object) to move or proceed turbulently. Origin of roil First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain SYNONYMS FOR roil 2 annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile. SEE SYNONYMS FOR roil ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM roil un·roiled, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH roil roil , royal Words nearby roil Roh Tae Woo, Rohypnol, ROI, roid, roid rage, roil, roily, roister, rojak, Rojas, Rok Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roil Like it or not, ethnicity, assimilation and wages are the same the currents that roil immigration. Supreme Court on Gay Marriage, Voting Rights, and More\|Lloyd Green\|June 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A year after the fall of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, violence continues to roil Libya, heightening fears that the revolution could fail. One Year Later, Libya’s Long Road Continues\|Jamie Dettmer\|October 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The poet Mary Oliver tells us to row, row into the swirl and roil. David McCullough at Wellesley Commencement: ‘You Are Not Special’ (Video)\|The Daily Beast\|June 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And markets in the U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Japan, and China continue to roil. Mark McKinnon: Why the Euro Crisis Matters to Americans\|Mark McKinnon\|June 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I know you told me not to roil round and so forth, but I knew you didn't mean it. The Little Warrior\|P. G. Wodehouse He said boast an roil, an he meant roast an boil em, didnt he? The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp\|Laura Lee Hope The house being near the head, there will not water enough get into the spring, in any storm, to roil the water. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden British Dictionary definitions for roil roil / (rɔɪl) / verb (tr) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment (intr) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed (intr) dialect to be noisy or boisterous (tr) another word (now rare) for rile (def. 1) Word Origin for roil C16: of unknown origin; compare rile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to roil disturb, rile, stir, muddy, annoy, displease, bother, disquiet, agitate, vex, anger, foul, stir up
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roil

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of roil

SYNONYMS FOR roil

OTHER WORDS FROM roil

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH roil

Words nearby roil

Example sentences from the Web for roil

British Dictionary definitions for roil

verb

Word Origin for roil

Words related to roil