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- [trohl]
- /troʊl/
- /trəʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trohl]
- /troʊl/
Definitions of troll word
- verb with object troll to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice. 1
- verb with object troll to sing in the manner of a round or catch. 1
- verb with object troll to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat. 1
- verb with object troll to move (the line or bait) in doing this. 1
- verb with object troll to cause to turn round and round; roll. 1
- verb with object troll Obsolete. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table. 1
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Origin of troll
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English trollen to roll, stroll < Middle French troller to run here and there < Middle High German trollen walk or run with short steps
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Parts of speech for Troll
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
troll popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
troll usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for troll
verb troll
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- cantillate — to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
noun troll
- deviling — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devilkin — a small devil; a devil inferior to 'the' devil
- diablo — Spanish for “devil.”.
- fiend — Satan; the devil.
- gamin — a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
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