roil
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
roiled
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past participleof roil.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof roil.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
roilverb (used with object)to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Example Sentences
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PARIS—The French government announced new teaching posts, expanded university admissions and billions of euros in loans for school renovations in its first significant concessions to student protests that have roiled the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Gas markets have been roiled twice in the past five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
In April, Anthropic roiled the AI world when it said it found that its Mythos tool could outperform humans at some hacking and cybersecurity tasks.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Richard Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told AFP coastal waters off Southern California were being roiled by the remnants of Hurricane Marie.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The soup roiled within the black pot, bits of cabbage chasing around the hog’s head that bobbed up and down, the eye roving in the gray foam.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
