roil

[ roil ]

/ rɔɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.

to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay.

verb (used without object)

to move or proceed turbulently.

OTHER WORDS FOR roil

2 annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.

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Origin of roil

First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM roil

un·roiled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH roil

roil , royal

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How to use roil in a sentence

At the heart of these laws and the roiling protests they have provoked—indeed, at the heart of India’s agricultural economics itself—is the mandi.
Why are India’s farmers protesting? It’s economics—but also politics|Samanth Subramanian|January 29, 2021|Quartz
The success of plant-based protein may decimate crop demand and prices worldwide, upending markets and roiling politics.
How China Could Change the World by Taking Meat Off the Menu|Charlie Campbell/Shanghai|January 22, 2021|Time
As the Tea Party roils Republican politics, Ohio stands a little bit apart.
Ohio Republican Party Goes to War With Itself, Leaving 2016 in Doubt|David Freedlander|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As India's most powerful political family roils with rivalries and betrayals, Nehru's great-grandson campaigns from a jail cell.
Gandhi Family Feud|Shoma Chaudhury|April 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The heat of the oven should be somewhat greater for roils and biscuit than for bread.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
Add sufficient Graham flour to make a rather stiff dough, knead thoroughly, shape into roils, and bake.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for roil

roil

/ (rɔɪl) /

verb

(tr) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment

(intr) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed

(intr) dialect to be noisy or boisterous

(tr) another word (now rare) for rile (def. 1)

Word Origin for roil

C16: of unknown origin; compare rile

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roil

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