roils
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roil
• loirs, loris
Source: Wiktionary
Roil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roiling.] Etym: [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf. Rile.]
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.
Roil, v. i.
1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]
2. To romp. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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