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ROIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Synonyms:

rile; roil

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "roil" is one way to...):

agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex (change the arrangement or position of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "roil"):

muddle; puddle (make into a puddle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be agitated

Example:

the sea was churning in the storm

Synonyms:

boil; churn; moil; roil

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "roil" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "roil"):

roll; seethe (boil vigorously)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The water roils

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