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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Roiling.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF.
roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf.
Rile.]
1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of;
as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to
roil a spring.
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2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to
rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
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That his friends should believe it, was what roiled
him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. --R. North.
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Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United
States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Roiling.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF.
roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf.
Rile.]
1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of;
as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to
roil a spring.
2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to
rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled
him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. --R. North.
Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United
States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
roiled
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture";
"feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved
about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by
the delay" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled,
peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, steamed,
stunng]
2: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence;
"the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: churning,
roiling, roily, turbulent]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
roiled
vb.
(infl of en roil ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
roiled
vb.
(infl of en roil ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
roiled
vb.
(infl of en roil ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
roiled
vb.
(infl of en roil ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
roiled
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r oil ed)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
roiled
Engelska a.
(avledning en roil ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb roil)
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]roiled /ɹˈɔɪld/ aufgewühlt, schäumendFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonyms: roily, roiling
roiled /ɹˈɔɪld/ getrübt, aufgewühlt see: roil, roilingFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɹɔɪɫd/
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "roiled":
adiaphanous, aggravated, angry, annoyed, bothered, browned-off,
bugged, burnt-up, chafed, cloudy, dark, disturbed, exasperated,
galled, griped, grumly, impervious to light, intransparent, irked,
irritated, miffed, nettled, obscure, opaque, peeved, piqued,
provoked, resentful, riled, roily, ruffled, troubled, turbid,
vexed