English verb: roil | |||
1. | roil (motion) be agitated | ||
Samples | The sea was churning in the storm. | ||
Examples | The water roils | ||
Synonyms | boil, churn, moil | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | roll, seethe | ||
2. | roil (contact) make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | ||
Synonyms | rile | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | muddle, puddle | ||