English Explanatory Dictionary

roil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
To bubble, seethe.
To romp or tumble.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɔɪl/ [ˈɹʷɔɪl] en-us-roil.ogg en-au-roil.ogg

Word forms

roil roils roiling roiled

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibly from French or Middle French rouiller (“to rust, make muddy”), from Old French rouil (“mud, rust”), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo (“rust, blight”)

Synonyms

agitate inturbidate stir stir up irritate rile rile up aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting antagonize bother disgruntle botherate bug get grate burn up bedevil cheese off devil exasperate frustrate get up grotch hack off hassle irk jazz molest mommick nark nerve pee off peeve persecute pique piss off provoke roil storm test someone's patience tick off trouble try one's patience vex wind up Idioms: boil someone's piss chap someone's hide get on someone's nerves get on someone's tits get on someone's wick get someone's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's Irish up

Derived words

roiler roilsome roily unroiled

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