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roil
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- pronunciation:
- roIl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
roils, roiling, roiled |
| definition 1: |
to make (a liquid) turbid by stirring; make cloudy or muddy.
- similar words:
- churn, fret, rile, ruffle
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| definition 2: |
to disturb or anger; agitate.
Massive protests across the country have roiled the nation's government.- similar words:
- agitate, irk, madden
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| related words: |
anger, bother, disturb, rile, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be agitated or stirred up.
- similar words:
- churn, fret, moil, seethe
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| derivation: |
roiled (adj.) |
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