Definitions for roil
rɔɪlroil

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. churn, boil, moil, roilverb

   be agitated

   "the sea was churning in the storm"

2. roil, rileverb

   make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roilverb

   To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of

2. roilverb

   To bubble, seethe.

3. roilverb

   To annoy; to make someone angry.

4. Etymology: Possibly from rouiller, from rouil, from *, from robigo

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1. roil

   Roil is a verb that is frequently used to express the action of making someone or something annoyed or irritated. Additionally, it's a term used to describe the motion of a liquid being stirred or shaken so as to cause turmoil or turbulence. It can also refer to causing disorder or confusion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roil

   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. Roil

   to disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex

3. Roilverb

   to wander; to roam

4. Roilverb

   to romp

5. Etymology: [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf. Rile.]

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1. ROiL

   ROiL is a performance art troupe started in Portland, Maine now also based in Ithaca, New York and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "ROiL" is not an acronym; it is a verb meaning "to render turbid by stirring up sediment"

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1. Roil

   roil, v.t. to render turbid: to vex: to rile: to salt fish with a machine called a Roil′er—also Royle.—adj. Roil′y, muddy. [O. Fr. roeler, roler, to disturb, cog. with roll; or O. Fr. roille—L. robigo, rust.]

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1. ROIL

   What does ROIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ROIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Stir Up

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for roil »

1. loir

2. Lori

How to pronounce roil?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say roil in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of roil in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of roil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of roil in a Sentence

1. John LaForge:

   People like the safety for now. What would roil them a little bit and shake people out of REITs is if China and the U.S. do a trade deal.

2. Oprah Winfrey:

   She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller, she was a magician with language, who understood the Power of words. She used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend them.

3. State John Kerry:

   It's not a coincidence that immediately prior to the civil war in Syria, the country experienced its worst drought on record. As many as 1.5 million people migrated from Syria's farms to its cities, intensifying the political unrest that was just beginning to roil and boil in the region.

4. Justin Fabo:

   China has huge potential to roil markets as the nation navigates a difficult structural transition, asian trade, traditionally a bellwether for global growth, is in recession.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roil
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roil
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=roil
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=roil
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=roil