ROIL


Meaning of ROIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrȯi(-ə)l, vt 2 is also ]

ˈrī(-ə)l verb

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1590

transitive verb

1.

a. : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of

b. : to stir up : disturb , disorder

changes that have roil ed the country

2. : rile 1

intransitive verb

: to move turbulently

a roil ing sea

: be in a state of turbulence or agitation

conflicting emotions roil ing inside her

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.