roiled; roiling; roils
2
: to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation
conflicting emotions roiling inside her
Examples of roil in a Sentence
Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.
the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Cook’s lawyers had argued that letting Trump remove her from the board now would disrupt the meeting and roil the market.
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The offensive marks yet another escalation in a conflict that has roiled the Middle East as any potential ceasefire feels increasingly out of reach despite months of diplomacy.
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But darkness soon settled firmly over my little boat and the sea began to roil violently.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Cook’s lawyers had argued that letting Trump remove her from the board now would disrupt the meeting and roil the market.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The offensive marks yet another escalation in a conflict that has roiled the Middle East as any potential ceasefire feels increasingly out of reach despite months of diplomacy.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But darkness soon settled firmly over my little boat and the sea began to roil violently.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roil
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roil. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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roil
verb
ˈrȯi(ə)l 
sense 2 is also ˈrī(ə)l
1
: to make cloudy or muddy by stirring up
roil the water of a brook
2
: to rouse the anger of
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