Roiling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething.

    "Truth be told with hindsight's vision, these musings were no doubt the externalization of the roilings and bubblings beginning to stir the deeper waters of my own being."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of roil form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence wordnet

Synonyms

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churningroiledroilyturbulentturbulent

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"A global shortage of microchips is only a part of the difficulty roiling the global automotive industry."

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