roil
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
was roiling
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past progressiveof roil.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Within hours, the disclosure of an incident that had been a secret for more than three years was roiling swimming.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
At the time, however, everything was roiling and turbid.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
That was the highest since October 2019 and the largest weekly increase since March 2020 when the onset of the coronavirus pandemic was roiling financial markets.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2022
His aim: to advocate for the aggressive Catholic Counter-Reformation that was roiling 17th century Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
My voice is clear, my words on point, and the slush that was roiling in my gut has settled.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
