- present tense form of troll (3rd person singular).
trolls
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As she’s recently learned, it’s an adventure that sails smack into islands of musky internet trolls and clashes with cinematic and literary titans like Christopher Nolan and Joyce Carol Oates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
One can, on the internet, even encounter trolls akin to the golem versions of real people that we see in the film.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Content farms and internet trolls are happy to oblige them."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
The latest model had a tendency to mention other creatures as well: raccoons, trolls, ogres and pigeons, to be specific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The trolls hesitate, before saying: “No, Lord Tano.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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