Verb: roil roy(-u)l
- Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
"The storm roiled the lake waters";
- rile [N. Amer]
- Be agitated
"the sea was roiling in the storm";
- churn, boil, moil [N. Amer]
- [N. Amer] Cause annoyance, especially by persistent minor irritations
"His constant interruptions roil the entire team";
- annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at [informal], irritate, rile, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, gravel [US], vex, chafe [archaic], devil, tick off [informal]
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Derived forms: roiled, roiling, roils
Type of: agitate, displease, disturb, move, raise up, shake up, stir up