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roil
[roil]
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex.
to be roiled by a delay.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
to move or proceed turbulently.
roil
/ ɔɪ /
verb
(tr) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment
(intr) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed
dialect(intr) to be noisy or boisterous
(tr) another word (now rare) for rile
Other Word Forms
- unroiled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of roil1
Word History and Origins
Origin of roil1
Example Sentences
The last major Southern California grocery strike in 2003 and 2004 roiled the region’s supermarkets, paving the way for new chains.
And many in those circles have immigrant roots or came to political consciousness during the 1990s when anti-immigrant sentiment roiled the state.
Federal authorities have charged at least 14 people tied to recent immigration protests that have roiled Los Angeles.
The May policy to aggressively cancel Chinese student visas has roiled higher education nationally and in California.
And they are concerned that Trump’s heavy-handed response risks escalating what was a series of isolated, heated clashes consisting of a few hundred people into a larger law enforcement challenge that could roil the city.
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