roil

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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)
  1. to move or proceed turbulently.

Origin of roil

1
First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain

Other words for roil

Other words from roil

  • un·roiled, adjective

Words that may be confused with roil

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British Dictionary definitions for roil

roil

/ (rɔɪl) /


verb
  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

  1. (intr) dialect to be noisy or boisterous

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

Origin of roil

1
C16: of unknown origin; compare rile

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