Roiling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Roiling}.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF.
     roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See {Roll}, v., and cf.
     {Rile}.]
     1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of;
        as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to


        roil a spring.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to
        rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That his friends should believe it, was what roiled
              him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.     --R. North.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United
           States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  roiling
       adj : (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence;
             "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn:
              {churning}, {roiled}, {roily}, {turbulent}]