trolls

Cultural  

1. In Norse mythology, repulsive dwarfs who lived in caves or other hidden places. They would steal children and property but hated noise. The troll in the children's story “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” for example, lives under a bridge and is enraged when he hears the goats crossing the bridge.

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Example Sentences

Takahashi says legal action has "a deterrent effect" on online trolls, many of whom he says are in their teens or early 20s.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Luckily, while adolescent boys are those most vulnerable to predation from hateful trolls, they’re also the most open to correction.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

Hired patent trolls create what economists call deadweight loss: economic value destroyed by conduct that suppresses output and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The mother of Jay Slater, who died after going missing in Tenerife last summer, has stepped up her campaign for a new law to tackle online trolls.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

We went from playing Super Smash Bros. and ordering pizza to meeting my dead grandmother, being chased by a River God, fighting trolls, coming face-to-face with Bulgu, destroying a building, and slaying a sea serpent.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer