Roily — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɔɪli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɔɪli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɔɪli/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɔɪli/.

Examples

the river's roiling current
turbulent rapids

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

churning roiled roiling turbulent

Parts of Speech

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

wild

(einer Flüssigkeit) kräftig gerührt; in einem Zustand der Turbulenzen

🇫🇷French

agité

(d'un liquide) agité vigoureusement ; en état de turbulence

🇪🇸Spanish

turbio

(de un líquido) agitado vigorosamente; en estado de turbulencia

🇮🇹Italian

rozzo

(di un liquido) agitato vigorosamente; in uno stato di turbolenza

🇳🇱Dutch

troebel

(van een vloeistof) krachtig geagiteerd; in een staat van turbulentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

rouco

(de um líquido) agitado vigorosamente; em estado de turbulência

🇷🇺Russian

мутный

(о жидкости) энергично взбалтывается; в состоянии турбулентности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोयली

(किसी तरल पदार्थ का) जोर से उत्तेजित; अशांति की स्थिति में

🇮🇳Tamil

ரோய்லி

(ஒரு திரவம்) தீவிரமாக கிளர்ந்தெழுந்தது; கொந்தளிப்பான நிலையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

రోయిలీ

(ఒక ద్రవం) తీవ్రంగా కదిలించబడింది; అల్లకల్లోలమైన స్థితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

रॉयली

(द्रवपदार्थाचा) जोमाने चिडलेला; अशांत स्थितीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોઈલી

(પ્રવાહીનું) જોરશોરથી ઉશ્કેરાયેલું; અશાંતિની સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೋಯ್ಲಿ

(ದ್ರವದ) ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಕ್ಷೋಭೆಗೊಳಗಾದ; ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റോയ്ലി

(ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൻ്റെ) ശക്തമായി ഇളകി; പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമായ അവസ്ഥയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਲੇ ਨਾਲ

(ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ ਦਾ) ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ; ਗੜਬੜ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے چین

(ایک مائع کا) بھرپور طریقے سے مشتعل؛ ہنگامہ خیز حالت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混乱的

（液体）剧烈搅拌；处于动荡状态

🇯🇵Japanese

騒々しい

（液体が）激しくかき混ぜられた。乱気流の状態で

🇰🇷Korean

흐린

(액체가) 격렬하게 휘젓다; 혼란스러운 상태에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui vẻ

(của chất lỏng) được khuấy động mạnh mẽ; trong tình trạng hỗn loạn

🇹🇭Thai

ร่าเริง

(ของของเหลว) ปั่นป่วนอย่างแรง; อยู่ในภาวะปั่นป่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keruh

(dari cairan) diaduk dengan kuat; dalam kondisi turbulensi

🇵🇭Filipino

masungit

(ng isang likido) nabalisa nang masigla; sa isang estado ng kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

riang

(daripada cecair) digoncang dengan kuat; dalam keadaan bergolak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مروي

(من سائل) مضطرب بقوة. في حالة من الاضطراب

🇮🇷Persian

نقش آفرینی

(از مایع) به شدت متلاطم; در حالت تلاطم

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgalı

(bir sıvının) kuvvetlice çalkalanmış; türbülans halinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

רולי

(של נוזל) נסער במרץ; במצב של סערה

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