Meaning & use
Roils
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Stirs up or disturbs a liquid, making it cloudy or turbulent; also, irritates or upsets someone.
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The boat's propeller roils the muddy water as it passes.
The scandal roils the company's normally calm boardroom.
A note on using this word
Though it sounds related to "roll," "roil" likely derives from an Old French word meaning to make muddy.
Words with a similar meaning
agitatesdisturbs
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Words with an opposite meaning
calmssettles
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