roil
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roil
- /ˈɹɔɪl/
- [ˈɹʷɔɪl]
Sounds like royal (certain accents) · Rhymes with -ɔɪl
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain. Possibly from French or Middle French rouiller (“to rust, make muddy”), from Old French rouil (“mud, rust”), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo (“rust, blight”)
verb roils · roiling · roiled
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To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
to roil wine, cider, etc, in casks or bottles
Similar: agitate, inturbidate, stir, stir up
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To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him exceedingly.
Similar: irritate, rile, rile up, stir up, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize
- To bubble, seethe. By noon, Brian's stomach had begun to roil and knot. He hurried down to the bathroom at the end of the hall in his stocking feet, closed the door, and vomited into the toilet bowl as quietly as he could.
- To romp or tumble. The finale was a romp in which the entire troupe burst out of the bouldering cave and roiled along the walls.
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verb render turbid
| Español | enturbiar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 濁らせる nigoraseru |
| 中文 | 徹底攪拌 /彻底搅拌 chèdǐjiǎobàn |
| Português | turvar, turbar |
| Français | troubler |
| Deutsch | trüben |
| Italiano | intorbidare, rendere torbido |
| Русский | мути́ть mutítʹ, взмути́ть vzmutítʹ, замути́ть zamutítʹ, взба́лтывать vzbáltyvatʹ, взболта́ть vzboltátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | khuấy |
verb to annoy
| Español | molestar, enfurecer |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 惹怒 |
| Português | irritar, incomodar, importunar |
| Français | énerver, irriter, fâcher |
| Deutsch | ärgern |
| Română | enerva, irita, supăra |
| Русский | раздража́ть razdražátʹ, серди́ть serdítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chọc tức |
verb to bubble, seethe
| Русский | бурли́ть burlítʹ |
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