Roiled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be agitated

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɔɪld/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɔɪld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɔɪld/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɔɪld/.

Examples

the sea was churning in the storm
made an irritated gesture
feeling nettled from the constant teasing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

churning churn turbulent roily peeved roil riled moil stung annoyed boil pissed off irritated roiling miffed rile steamed pissed nettled

Parts of Speech

verb	be agitated “the sea was churning in the storm”
verb	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
adjective	aroused to impatience or anger “made an irritated gesture”
adjective	(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence “the river's roiling current”

Word Forms

turbulency	noun	unstable flow of a liquid or gas
turbulence	noun	unstable flow of a liquid or gas

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufgewühlt

aufgeregt sein

🇫🇷French

agité

être agité

🇪🇸Spanish

enturbiado

estar agitado

🇮🇹Italian

arrostito

essere agitato

🇳🇱Dutch

roerde

opgewonden zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

agitado

ficar agitado

🇷🇺Russian

взбудораженный

быть взволнованным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रोधित

उत्तेजित होना

🇮🇳Tamil

சுடப்பட்டது

கிளர்ந்தெழ வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రోల్ చేసింది

ఉద్రేకపడతారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોઈલ્ડ

ઉત્તેજિત થવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತಾಡಿದರು

ಉದ್ರೇಕಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരുട്ടി

പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമാകും

🇵🇰Urdu

روئی ہوئی

مشتعل ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

翻滚的

激动

🇯🇵Japanese

混乱した

動揺する

🇰🇷Korean

뒤섞인

동요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiên

bị kích động

🇹🇭Thai

เกรียน

กระวนกระวายใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergolak

kedekeran

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkakagulo

mabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

bergelora

menjadi gelisah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضطرب

اهتاج

🇮🇷Persian

به هم خورد

آشفته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sinirlendi

tedirgin olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

התגלגל

להיות נסער

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What is the primary definition of the word 'roiled'?

The primary meaning of 'roiled' is 'be agitated'.

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Using 'roiled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'roiled' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'roiled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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