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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 | ||
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