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• present tense form of troll (3rd person singular).

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

But one can choose not to argue on a troll's turf.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2023

The troll’s swing almost knocks you over as you barely parry in time.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2021

And rights groups fear a newly passed Anti-Terrorism Act could weaponise the troll's posts.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2020

Not only does this sort of ignorance function as a kind of tacit permission, but it also ignores the inherent threat of the troll’s true intent.

From The Verge • Jul. 12, 2018

It smelled like rotting meat and sour ale, worse than a troll’s breath.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff