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Meaning of 'troll' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Troll [ n.]
- A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.
- The act of moving round; routine; repetition.
- A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
- A trolley.
2 . Troll [ v. i.]
- To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.
- To move rapidly; to wag.
- To take part in trolling a song.
- To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.
3 . Troll [ v. t.]
- To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
- To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
- To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
- To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
- To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

Meaning of 'troll' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . troll [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
Example in sentence:
  • he used a spinner as his troll
Meaning (2):
- a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
Example in sentence:
  • they enjoyed singing rounds
3 . troll [ v]
Meaning (3):
- praise or celebrate in song
Example in sentence:
  • All tongues shall troll you
Meaning (4):
- cause to move round and round
Example in sentence:
  • The child trolled her hoop

Nearby Words:

troad troat trocar trochaic trochaical trochal trochanter trochanteric trochantine trochar

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