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roil

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As a verb, roil means render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.

Meanings of roil

6 meanings

verb

of a fluidespecially a liquidTo render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
“to roil wine, cider, etc, in casks or bottles”
“to roil a spring”
of a persongroup of peopleTo annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
To bubble, seethe.
dialectTo romp.
Be agitated
“the sea was churning in the storm”
Similar: churn, boil, moil

Older and rare meanings (1)

obsoleteTo wander; to roam.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: be agitated

churn boil moil

verb: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Words that rhyme with roil

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