Thesaurus: roil

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1. v. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.
2. v. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
3. v. i. To wander; to roam.
4. v. i. To romp.
5. v. be agitated
6. v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
7. 1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. 2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. R. North. Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile. 1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.] 2. To romp. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.
8. v:100 v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of