TROLL


Meaning of TROLL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trɒl, troʊl ]

( trolls, trolling, trolled)

1.

In Scandinavian mythology, trolls are creatures who look like ugly people. They live in caves or on mountains and steal children.

N-COUNT

2.

If you troll somewhere, you go there in a casual and unhurried way. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )

I trolled along to see Michael Frayn’s play, ‘Noises Off’...

VERB : V prep / adv

3.

If you troll through papers or files, you look through them in a fairly casual way. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )

Trolling through the files revealed a photograph of me drinking coffee in the office.

VERB : V through n

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