roil

verb

ˈrȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce roil (audio)
Definition of roilnext
1
as in to swirl
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore

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2
as in to anger
to make angry the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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Recent Examples of roil But the one now roiling the alliance feels different and much more treacherous. — Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025 President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements have roiled markets and sent US stocks bouncing all over the place. — John Towfighi, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 The issues roiling the federal student loan repayment system could not come at a worse time. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities. — Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
  1. swirl
  2. anger
  3. churn
  4. infuriate
  5. boil
  6. enrage
  7. seethe
  8. annoy
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  • With rumors swirling about meetings and plans for specific teams, here is a prediction for where the top remaining quarterback options this offseason will play.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • No one doubts the charismatic star is headed back to WWE, as rumors have swirled about his return over the past six months.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of swirl
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  • President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of anger
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  • And in too many cases, the customer churns instead of expanding.
    — Ron Carson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Crashing waves, rushing streams, and roaring waterfalls churned up sprays of water into an atmosphere rich with carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane and ammonia.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Trump's economic war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The show also features breakout performances from Isa Briones, who plays the infuriating Dr. Trinity Santos, Gerran Howell as the bumbling student doctor Dennis Whitaker, and Taylor Dearden as the sensitive and quirky Dr. Melissa King.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of infuriate
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  • While boiling some rigatoni on the stovetop, simply toss whole cherry tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a casserole dish and place two pucks of Boursin’s garlic-and-herb blend in the center.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Many past infrared telescopes used cryogenic coolant to chill their detectors, but this is a finite resource that gradually boils off in space, limiting mission lifetimes.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of boil
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  • The gallery owner, Mariana, is both despondent and enraged.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Justice denied Problems exposed in the unit have enraged victims and frustrated prosecutors and judges.
    — Donna McGuire, Ian Cummings, and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of enrage
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  • The Warriors absorbed the initial surge but trailed 32-18 early in the third quarter, and Garcia-Evans was still seething about the early confrontation.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The seething tenor of Mr. Netanyahu’s response was maintained across much of the Israeli political spectrum.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of seethe
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  • With Connecticut facing the possibility of exceeding the cap by $61 million, Lamont is reining in spending, annoying some liberal Democrats who note that the state is simultaneously looking at a budget surplus.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Also keeping with that theme are tons of Marvel references to the point that Mara (who starred in 2015’s Fantastic Four) was likely getting annoyed.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of annoy

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