troll
verb (used with object)
to fish for or in with a moving line, either working the line up or down with a rod as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat.
are trolling
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present progressiveof troll.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Attorneys are trolling for clients on television and Twitter, with lawsuits against the company proliferating.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
"Mr. Wilenchik you're, you really, you are trolling me, and it's getting very close to direct contempt," Hannah shot back.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2022
Still, Ms. Scott said she does not want the people behind those comments or their families to face similar treatment, “even those that are trolling pages and being ugly.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Jennifer Aniston’s friends are trolling her on Instagram.
From Fox News ● Nov. 19, 2019
To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern
