Roiling

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  • verb. Present participle of roil.
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  • adjective. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
  • Word Usage
    "It requires nerve, as the milk ensures the superheated sugar rises in roiling fury up the sides of the saucepan, as a kind of white volcanic lava."
    Equivalent
    agitated  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    roil