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单词 roils
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roil

verb

ˈrȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce roil (audio)
 transitive sense 2 is also  ˈrī(-ə)l
roiled; roiling; roils

transitive verb

1
a
: to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
b
: to stir up : disturb, disorder
2
: rile sense 1

intransitive verb

: to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation
conflicting emotions roiling inside her

Synonyms

  • boil
  • churn
  • moil
  • seethe
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Example Sentences

Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis. the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

roils

verb

present tense third-person singular of roil
1
as in churns
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • churns
  • boils
  • swirls
  • seethes
  • spins
  • stirs
  • whirls
  • reels
  • moils
  • agitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • subsides
  • calms
  • abates
2
as in angers
to make angry the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • angers
  • infuriates
  • enrages
  • riles
  • inflames
  • outrages
  • annoys
  • irritates
  • rankles
  • enflames
  • maddens
  • ires
  • provokes
  • offends
  • gets
  • aggravates
  • ticks off
  • mads
  • vexes
  • incenses
  • steams up
  • exasperates
  • crosses
  • piques
  • huffs
  • affronts
  • embitters
  • rubs the wrong way
  • ruffles
  • miffs
  • nettles
  • antagonizes
  • gets one's goat
  • peeves
  • puts out
  • burns (up)
  • envenoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pleases
  • delights
  • relieves
  • gratifies
  • soothes
  • allays
  • assuages
  • settles
  • calms
  • comforts
  • quiets
  • consoles
  • appeases
  • lulls
  • captivates
  • placates
  • pacifies
  • disarms
  • beguiles
  • mollifies
  • charms
  • conciliates
  • enchants
  • bewitches
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