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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Below the surface, there was roiling and churn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
State Department officials declined to comment on the Jabaliya strike and on the speed with which it was roiling tensions across the Arab world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
At the time, however, everything was roiling and turbid.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
The fund mechanism was set up in 2017, as Brazil was roiling from years of high profile graft scandals.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2021
I couldn’t express what was roiling around inside me.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
