roil

Meaning

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. (obsolete) To wander; to roam.
5. To romp.

Synonyms

churn

moil

muddy

boil

annoy

rile

agitate

vex

muddle

shake up

disturb

stir

abash

stir up

confuse

disconcert

puddle

mix up

irritate

disrupt

embroil

entangle

excite

flurry

flutter

foam

froth

fuddle

incense

involve

jar

🫙

lather

litter

madden

mat

mess

mess up

muck up

mud

muss

mystify

obfuscate

obscure

perplex

piss off

rail

rant

riddle

ruffle

shake

shock

⚡

snafu

spume

stimulate

stump

suds

tangle

throw

touch

unsettle

upset

work up

clutter up

dinge

louse up

opacify

rile up

steam up

make turbid

ruffle some feathers

aggravate

anger

💢

beat

bedevil

bedim

bemuse

bewilder

blear

cloud

☁️

confound

dazzle

dim

discombobulate

discomfit

discompose

dishevel

disorganise

disorient

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɔɪl/

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”)