trolling
Americannoun
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singing, particularly full-voiced non-professional singing.
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the act or instance of fishing by pulling a baited hook or lure through the water.
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the act, practice, or instance of flying a plane low to the ground, in order to purposefully draw enemy fire.
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purposefully antagonistic behavior or behavior which provokes an outraged or disgusted response in others (typically used to refer to engaging in such behavior on social media).
adjective
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As crowded as the deck was, ours was missing the one bit of fishing kit it needed most: the optional Minn Kota trolling motor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Last year, she called for Jay's Law to prevent the online trolling of grieving families.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But when the engines aren’t trolling humanity, they’re changing how humans understand the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Each day Otto hired the Estrellita, a deep-sea-fishing craft, and the four friends went trolling along the coast.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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