noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).
2. 2
   angling by drawing a baited line through the water wordnet
3. 3
   A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of troll form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

castingcirculationfishingfull circlegyrationpivoting

Example

More examples

"Sami was trolling Layla on Facebook."

Related phrases

concern-trollingdo a little bit of trollingdo a little trollingpatent trollingself-trollingtrolling-rod

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