roil

[roil]

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.

   Synonyms: rile, provoke, exasperate, ruffle, fret, annoy

verb (used without object)

1. to move or proceed turbulently.

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

3. dialect,  (intr) to be noisy or boisterous

4. (tr) another word (now rare) for rile

Other Word Forms

• unroiled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of roil¹

First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of roil¹

C16: of unknown origin; compare _rile

Example Sentences

The only affecting one in the entire picture is a grueling extended argument between Mark and Dawn, scored to Bruce Springsteen’s “Jungleland,” that captures the roiling nature of their passion.

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All of this has exacerbated the significant divisions over Israel and antisemitism that have roiled Hollywood since Oct.

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Shares slumped Wednesday after the restaurant chain projected a decline in revenue and guest traffic over the next fiscal year, roiling a turnaround effort launched under Chief Executive Julie Felss Masino.

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Marks’s departure from the FDA earlier this year roiled the biotech industry.

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A shutdown also injects new uncertainty into an economy already being roiled by changes ranging from tariffs, earlier cuts to government spending, immigration raids and artificial intelligence.

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Related Words

• muddy 
• rile 
• stir