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roil

[roil]

verb (used with object)

  1. to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.

  2. to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex.

    to be roiled by a delay.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,


verb (used without object)

  1. to move or proceed turbulently.

roil

/ ɔɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment

  2. (intr) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed

  3. dialect(intr) to be noisy or boisterous

  4. (tr) another word (now rare) for rile

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unroiled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roil1

First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roil1

C16: of unknown origin; compare rile
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The last major Southern California grocery strike in 2003 and 2004 roiled the region’s supermarkets, paving the way for new chains.

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And many in those circles have immigrant roots or came to political consciousness during the 1990s when anti-immigrant sentiment roiled the state.

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Federal authorities have charged at least 14 people tied to recent immigration protests that have roiled Los Angeles.

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The May policy to aggressively cancel Chinese student visas has roiled higher education nationally and in California.

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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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