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
boiling
broiling
foiling
oiling
spoiling
verb-stem
roil