roil
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
roils
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present tense formof roil (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Either shadow banks will be obliged to accept greater regulation, or sooner or later, one or more of them will get caught in a mess that roils the markets,” Ellis told Barron’s in an email.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
The score roils with melodic drama in the film’s prologue, which vibrantly depicts a tense heist to steal the titular piano under the cover of darkness and a Fourth of July fireworks show in Mississippi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Lucas benefits from both Menzies’ natural reserve and his ability to show what roils beneath that stoicism, a game of emotive hide-and-seek.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
But today, the outflow roils in a pink froth, like a cauldron of Pepto Bismol.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
My stomach roils, and I think I’ll be sick.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
