verb (used with object)
1.
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
2.
to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay.
verb (used without object)
3.
to move or proceed turbulently.
Origin:
1580–90; origin uncertain
1580–90; origin uncertain
Related forms
un·roiled, adjective
Synonyms
2. annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.
2. annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment |
| 2. | (intr) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed |
| 3. | dialect (intr) to be noisy or boisterous |
| 4. | (tr) another word (now rare) for rile |
| [C16: of unknown origin; compare | |
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Word Origin & History
roil
1590, probably from M.Fr. rouiller "to rust, make muddy," from O.Fr. rouil "mud, rust," from V.L. *robicula, from L. robigo "rust" (see robust). M.E. roil meant "to roam or rove about."
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Example sentences
However this is usually calculated with a simple count of roil overs regardless of the ultimate term of the deposit.
Additionally, winds and all sorts of extra-oceanic inputs can roil the surface.
Neither gathering, however, provided much to roil the normally tranquil weekend news cycle.
But even if supply doesn't overwhelm demand, fear and greed may roil the market.
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