Category:Roil

Roil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roiling.] Etym: [cf. Oe. roilen to wander; possibly fr. Of. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See roll, v., and cf. Rile.]

1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to Roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.

2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the Passion of resentment in; to perplex. That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. R. North.

Note: provincial in england and colloquial in the united states. A Commoner, but less approved, form is rile.

Roil Roil, v. i.

1. To wander; to roam. [obs.]

2. To romp. [prov.Eng.] Halliwell.