roil
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay.
to move or proceed turbulently.
Origin of roil
1Other words for roil
Other words from roil
- un·roiled, adjective
Words that may be confused with roil
- roil , royal
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How to use roil in a sentence
Tensions rise, and soon sister is pitted against sister in the election for class president — an election that roils family and friends as well.
Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity | Christina Barron, Mary Quattlebaum, Abby McGanney Nolan, Kathie Meizner | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostTo my left lay an unobstructed, bubbling mud pot, and to my right was a roiling, barrier-free geyser.
Yellowstone National Park Is a Geyser Wonderland | Emily Pennington | November 18, 2020 | Outside OnlineIt’s that roiling remnant that Park and colleagues are exploring.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics | Emily Conover | November 12, 2020 | Science News“Barr OK for election-fraud investigations roils Justice Department,” by Josh GersteinWorries about a fishing expedition to cast doubt on election results.
The Trailer: The 10 crucial counties, revisited | David Weigel | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA said it’s facing “a very uncertain future,” sending the stock plunging, after Norway ruled out providing financial support to a carrier that’s fighting to survive as the coronavirus crisis roils global travel markets.
‘A slap in the face’: Norwegian Air plunges after Oslo says no to more funding relief | Bernhard Warner | November 9, 2020 | Fortune
In conversation, her ideas emerge at a roiling boil that often takes on a momentum of its own.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built | Michael Daly | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis official declined to discuss the details of the current espionage case that is roiling the German government today.
One Big Reason The CIA Spied on Germany: Worries About Russian Moles in Berlin | Eli Lake | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a seething, boiling, roiling, apoplectic revulsion at the very idea of unions.
Can a Senator Stop a Union? Bob Corker Is Certainly Trying | Michael Tomasky | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis ruling is one of just a number of technology-related issues roiling in Washington right now.
Up To Speed: Here is Everything You Need to Know About The Recent Blow to Net Neutrality | William O’Connor | January 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe napalm caught, tongues of flame and roiling, greasy smoke climbed up to the sky.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonOut of a rolling wall of still-roiling dust, Murgatroyd appeared forlornly.
Pariah Planet | Murray LeinsterI remember his wild look, as the red flame, roiling between us, shut him from our sight!
The War Trail | Mayne ReidHe plunged about frantically and churned up the water, roiling the stream.
Shaggycoat | Clarence HawkesWhitecaps and a roiling sea told him there was plenty of wind in the squall.
The Flying Stingaree | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for roil
/ (rɔɪl) /
(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)
Origin of roil
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