Roil /(?)/
Roil
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roiling
- To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.
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To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.
Roil
v. i.
- To wander; to roam. [Obs.]
- To romp. [Prov. Eng.]