roil

Meaning

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

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

🫨

Translations

enturbiar

agitar

troubler

ärgern

agitar

sinirlendirmek

intorbidare

fâcher

agiter

irriter

irritar

enfurecer

ταράσσω

θυμώνω

θολώνω

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”)