roil
[roil]
- to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay.
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- to move or proceed turbulently.
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Origin of roil
First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain
Synonyms
See more synonyms for roil on Thesaurus.com2. annoy, fret, ruffle, exasperate, provoke, rile.
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Examples from the Web for roils
Historical Examples
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
The heat of the oven should be somewhat greater for roils and biscuit than for bread.
Science in the Kitchen.Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
roil
- (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)
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Word Origin
C16: of unknown origin; compare rile
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Word Origin and History for roils
roil
v.
1580s, of uncertain origin, probably from Middle French rouiller "to rust, make muddy," from Old French roil "mud, muck, rust" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo "rust" (see robust). An earlier borrowing of the French verb is Middle English roil "to roam or rove about" (early 14c.). Related: Roiled; roiling.
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