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roil

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔɪl/

The English word “roil” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
  2. To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
  3. To bubble, seethe.
  4. To romp or tumble.

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibly from French or Middle French rouiller (“to rust, make muddy”), from Old French rouil (“mud, rust”), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo (“rust, blight”)

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