- 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To wander; to roam. Source: opted
- 4. v. i. To romp. Source: opted
- 5. v. be agitated Source: wordnet
- 6. v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 8. v:100 v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of Source: ecdict
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