roil
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
has been roiling
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present perfect progressiveof roil (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For many here, the crisis has been roiling for months.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022
The company has been roiling from a massive investigation into its toxic workplace that resulted in the review of hundreds of cases of inappropriate behavior and 20 terminations.
From The Verge ● Jun. 28, 2017
“It” is #nomakeup — a meme, a movement, a cri de coeur — that has been roiling social media for months.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2016
Since then, the Internet has been roiling with efforts to define “likability,” a quality seemingly bound up in friendship.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2014
Pent-up demand for the show has been roiling since the New York opening.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2013
