roils

verb

present tense third-person singular of roil
1
as in churns
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore

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2
as in angers
to make angry the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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Recent Examples of roils Voter fraud roils an election The presidential election of 1840 arguably didn’t go very well for either the challenger William Henry Harrison or the incumbent Martin Van Buren. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026 His statement comes the day before Britain marks the 10th anniversary of its vote to leave the European Union, a decision that still roils the country’s economy and politics. — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 His statement came the day before Britain marks the 10th anniversary of its vote to leave the European Union, a decision that still roils the country’s economy and politics. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 Mortgage rates have been volatile for the last month as the war in Iran roils the bond market, but lately, home borrowing rates have been on a downward trajectory. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 While an ocean of pain roils under the surface, of course, life continues apace. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 The recent wave of quantum listings comes at a tumultuous time for global markets, as conflict in the Middle East roils investor confidence, especially in risky, speculative assets like quantum companies. — Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 Emerging-market stocks and equities capped their longest streak of weekly losses in almost a year as the war in the Middle East roils markets, sending oil surging and fueling growing bets the US may raise interest rates this year. — Kelsey Butler, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026 Continue reading … PUMP PANIC — White House says oil price spike 'short-term' as Iran conflict roils energy markets. — FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roils
  1. churns
  2. angers
  3. boils
  4. infuriates
  5. swirls
  6. enrages
  7. seethes
  8. spins
Verb
  • For all of Jaws' carnage, nothing churns the gut quite like the death of local boy Alex Kintner, played by Jeffrey Voorhees.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • First, Two Scoops Creamery uses a high butter fat content and churns the ice cream directly in the Plaza Midwood store.
    — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Definition of churns
Verb
  • The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of angers
Verb
  • Grylls cuts off the animal’s tongue with a knife and boils it over a campfire.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Mariscos Cortez is a seafood restaurant with flavors from the coast of Mexico that will serve a small menu of ceviche, aguachiles and Jalisco-style shrimp boils.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of boils
Verb
  • Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan infuriates Republicans with a new fundraising email.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
  • To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of infuriates
Verb
  • Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Definition of swirls
Verb
  • The ghostly character doesn't have a particularly significant role in the story, but is a constant nuisance in the tapestry of Hogwarts with antics that include throwing things, making messes, pulling pranks, and generally causing mischief that enrages caretaker Argus Filch.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.
    — Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of enrages
Verb
  • In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
    — Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of seethes
Verb
  • The polar vortex is a wintertime phenomenon, a large area of cold air high up in our atmosphere that normally spins over the North and South poles (as its name suggests).
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In March and April 2025, the researchers pointed IXPE at 1E 1547-5408, a magnetar that spins once every two seconds and is unusual among its kind for steadily emitting radio waves.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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