Roil

Synonyms for "roil" (201 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Verb(4 words)

adiaphanousness aggravate agitate agitation annoy arouse badger baitbe atbe turbulentbeatbeat upbedevil beset bluster bobbery boil boiling bother bristle

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brouhahabrown offbug bullyragburn upbustle carouse chafe chivy churnchurn upcloudiness commotion conturbation convulsecreate a disturbance

Noun(1 words)

convulsing

Strong matches (60)

create a riotcut loosedarkness devil dimness disarrange discompose discomposure disorder disquiet disquietude distemper disturb disturbance dogdrive up the wallebullition embitter embroilment exasperate

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excite excitement exercise fash ferment fermentation fever feverishness fidgets flap flurry fluster flutteration foment fret fume fuss gall getgo berserkgripe harass harry heckle hector hound hubbub huffhurly burlyhurly-burlyimperviousness to lightincense inflame inquietude

Verb(3 words)

disturb enrage inflame

Noun(3 words)

eddies ferments gurgles

Related words (100)

intransparency irk irritate jitters jumpiness maelstrommake a commotionmake an adomake troublemalaise miff millmill aroundmoil molest nag needle nerviness nervosity nervousness

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nettle nudzh obscurity opacity opaque opaqueness paddle peeve persecute perturb perturbate perturbation pester pickpick onpique plaguepluck the beardpother provokeput outraise a ruckusraise a rumpusraise a stormrankle restlessness ride rile riot ripple roiledness roister roughen rout row ruffle rumplerun amokrun riotrun wildseethe seethingset upshakeshake upstirstir the bloodstir upswirl teaseto doto-do torment trepidation trepidity troubletry the patiencetumult tumultuation turbidity turbidness turbulence turmoiltweak the nosetwitter unease unrest upset vex whipwhip upwhiskwork upworry

Verb(5 words)

moil rile seethed seethes stir

Noun(1 words)

swirling

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More general

11 entries

agitate commove disturb disturbance move perturbationraise upshake upstirstir upvex

More specific

4 entries

churn foam foment inflame

Collocations

6 entries

pollutants sediment silt surface turbulence water

Inflections

3 entries

roiled roiling roils

Derivations

4 entries

roiled roiling roils roily

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The news of Russian election interference will roil parliament.

Source: tatoeba (7568014)

to roil wine, cider, etc, in casks or bottles

Source: wiktionary

to roil a spring

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dust storms roiling the skies

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