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Antonyms for roil

Grammar : Verb
Spell : roil
Phonetic Transcription : rɔɪl

Definition of roil

Origin :
  • 1580s, of uncertain origin, probably from Middle French rouiller "to rust, make muddy," from Old French roil "mud, muck, rust" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo "rust" (see robust). An earlier borrowing of the French verb is Middle English roil "to roam or rove about" (early 14c.). Related: Roiled; roiling.
  • verb irritate
  • verb upset
Example sentences :
  • I know you told me not to roil round and so forth, but I knew you didn't mean it.
  • Extract from : « The Little Warrior » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • He said boast an roil, an he meant roast an boil em, didnt he?
  • Extract from : « The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp » by Laura Lee Hope
  • The house being near the head, there will not water enough get into the spring, in any storm, to roil the water.
  • Extract from : « Soil Culture » by J. H. Walden

Synonyms for roil

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