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roiled

roil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roil]
    • /rɔɪl/
    • /rɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roil]
    • /rɔɪl/

Definitions of roiled word

  • verb with object roiled to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment. 1
  • verb with object roiled to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay. 1
  • verb without object roiled to move or proceed turbulently. 1

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Origin of roiled

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Roiled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

roiled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

roiled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for roiled

adj roiled

  • all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
  • disordered — lacking organization or in confusion; disarranged.

verb roiled

  • concussed — If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
  • joggled — Simple past tense and past participle of joggle.

adjective roiled

  • emulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of emulsify.
  • nontranslucent — Not translucent.
  • nontransparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
  • nubilous — cloudy or foggy.

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