roil
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
were 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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He removed the accents and swells that were roiling a line’s smoothness.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
Caution tape was strung up along the edge of the sand at the tony second-home community’s picturesque Main Beach, where waves already were roiling Friday afternoon, News12 Long Island video showed.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The company filed privately for an IPO in May 2022 but delayed those plans last fall when the markets were roiling due to recession fears.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
While these discontents were roiling, that's when he really met Meghan, and Meghan really reinforced his sense that he wasn't being, essentially, appreciated enough for his own gifts.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2022
Inside Hermaphroditus old tensions were roiling, trying to work themselves out.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
