roil
transitive verb
- to make (a liquid) cloudy, muddy, or unsettled by stirring up the sediment
- to stir up; agitate
- to make angry or irritable; rile
intransitive verb
to be agitated
See roil in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(roil)
verb roiled,
roil·ing,
roils verb, transitive- To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment.
- To displease or disturb; vex: My roommate's off-putting habits began to roil me.
verb, intransitive To be in a state of turbulence or agitation.
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