intransitive verb. To make (a liquid) turbulent or muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment.

intransitive verb. To cause to be in a state of agitation or disorder.

intransitive verb. To put in a state of emotional agitation; rile or upset.

intransitive verb. To move or be in a state of turbulence, especially because of an abundance of something.

intransitive verb. To be agitated or chaotic.

intransitive verb. To be vexed or upset.

To run; wander; roll; rove.

noun. A Flemish horse.

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment: as, to roil wine, cider, or other liquor in casks or bottles.

To excite to some degree of anger; annoy; vex: now more commonly, in colloquial use, rile.

To perplex.

To salt (fish) by means of a roiler.

intransitive verb. To wander; to roam.

intransitive verb. To romp.

transitive verb. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.

transitive verb. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.

verb. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of

verb. To annoy; to make someone angry.

verb. To bubble, seethe.

verb. To wander; to roam.

verb. To romp.

verb. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

verb. be agitated

"The word roil has appeared in 33 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Aug. 8 in The Caucus blog post "Rick Perry to Make Clear He Intends to Run," by Jeff Zeleny:"

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