I. ˈrȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs
something of the rubbery aspect of fish seen under roiled water — John McCarten
looked down into the roiled wine — Lionel Trilling
b. : to stir up : disturb , disorder
fine white marl which becomes … roiled by the waves — S.E.Morison
activities … certain to keep American politics roiled — Douglass Adair
2. : rile 2
she's trying to be clever … don't let her roil you — Frances G. Patton
intransitive verb
1. : to move turbently from one place to another
the clouds roiled up about the dome again and hid it — W.A.Dorrance
the chatter of that busy little beck as it roiled over its shallows — T.B.Costain
2. : to be in a state of turbulence
the air roiled and eddied in the heat — Richard Thruelsen & Elliot Arnold
floods from … roiling gullies — Time
Synonyms: see irritate
II. noun
( -s )
1. : agitation
feeling the roil of waters on the flanks, the dangerous turbulence — Richard Eberhart
2. : a small section of rapidly moving turbulent water
the river showed steely roils of slick water — H.L.Davis
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : to romp or play especially in a rough manner