roil

rɔɪl

Definition of roil - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

emotion

tr.

annoy or make someone angry

tr.

His rude comments roiled the audience.

irritate

provoke

vex

disturbance

tr.

agitate or disturb a person or situation

tr.

His harsh comments roiled the calm meeting..

agitate

disturb

upset

boil

intr.

bubble or seethe

intr.

The soup began to roil on the stove.

agitate

churn

stir

chemistry

tr.

Rare

make a liquid cloudy by stirring sediment

tr.

Rare

The storm roiled the ocean waters.

agitate

disturb

stir

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roil the waters

cause disturbance or agitation in a situation

His controversial remarks roil the waters of the debate.

Origin of roil

Old French, roiller (to rust)

Examples of roil in a sentence

Her dismissive attitude roiled her colleagues during the meeting.
The news of the scandal roiled the community.
Her sudden departure roiled the team dynamics.
The river began to roil after the heavy rains.
Emotions roiled within her as she read the letter.
The river was roiled by the passing boat.

The chef roiled the sauce to mix the spices.

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French:agiter, perturber, ...
German:verärgern, aufwühlen, ...
Italian:irritare, agitare, ...
Spanish:irritar, agitar, ...
Portuguese:irritar, agitar, ...
Chinese:激怒, 扰乱, ...
Japanese:苛立たせる, かき乱す, ...
Arabic:نَغَّص, عَكَّر, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְגִּיז, לְהַסְעִיר, ...
Russian:раздражать, взволновать, ...
Ukrainian:дратувати, збурювати, ...
Hindi:नाराज़ करना, विचलित करना, ...
Bengali:রাগান্বিত করা, বিক্ষুব্ধ করা, ...
Catalan:irritar, agitar, ...
Czech:rozčílit, rozrušit, ...
Danish:irritere, forstyrre, ...
Dutch:irriteren, verstoren, ...
Greek:εκνευρίζω, ταράζω, ...
Hungarian:felbőszíteni, felkavarni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យខឹង, ធ្វើឱ្យកក្រើក, ...
Korean:화나게 하다, 동요시키다, ...
Persian:عصبانی کردن, آشفته کردن, ...
Polish:zirytować, zakłócać, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritar, agitar, ...
Romanian:a enerva, a agita, ...
Swedish:reta, störa, ...
Thai:ทำให้ไม่พอใจ, ทำให้ปั่นป่วน, ...
Turkish:kızdırmak, altüst etmek, ...
Vietnamese:chọc tức, khuấy động, ...

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