Search results
4 meanings: 1. to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment 2. (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or.... Click for more definitions.
roil in British English. (rɔɪl ) verb. 1. (transitive) to make (a liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment. 2. (intransitive) (esp of a liquid) to be agitated or disturbed. 3. (intransitive) dialect. to be noisy or boisterous.
Definition of roil verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
roil (verb) roil /ˈrojəl/verb. roils;roiled;roiling. Britannica Dictionary definition of ROIL. 1. [+ object]:to upset (someone or something) very much:to cause (someone or something) to become very agitated or disturbed. Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis. 2. [no object]:to move in a violent and confused way.
roil something Winds often roil the sea here. (figurative) The collapse of the mortgage sector has roiled markets. The minister was accused of roiling the political waters.
roil something Winds often roil the sea here. (figurative) The collapse of the mortgage sector has roiled markets. The minister was accused of roiling the political waters.
Synonyms for ROIL: swirl, churn, boil, seethe, spin, whirl, stir, moil; Antonyms of ROIL: calm, abate, subside, please, relieve, delight, gratify, allay
