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Meaning of 'roil' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Roil [ v.]
- 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.
- To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
2 . Roil [ v. i.]
- To wander; to roam.
- To romp.

Meaning of 'roil' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . roil [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be agitated
Example in sentence:
  • the sea was churning in the storm

Nearby Words:

roial roiled roiling roily roin roinish roint roist roister roisterer

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