Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of roil
nounroiling (plural roilings)
plural roilings
- The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething.
Truth be told with hindsight's vision, these musings were no doubt the externalization of the roilings and bubblings beginning to stir the deeper waters of my own being.
2011, Norman Spinrad, The Void Captain's Tale
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
roiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roiling
MLA
“roiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roiling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roiling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roiling.
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