Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of troll
nountrolling (plural trollings)
plural trollings
- The act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).
- A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian тро́линг
- тро́линг (tróling)an instance of trolling - provoking others
Catalan trol
- trolan instance of trolling - provoking others
Czech trollování
- trollovánían instance of trolling - provoking others
Finnish trollaus
- trollausan instance of trolling - provoking others
French trollage, pêche à la traîne
- trollagean instance of trolling - provoking others
- pêche à la traînefishing technique
German Trollen
- Trollenan instance of trolling - provoking others
Greek τρολάρισμα
- τρολάρισμα (trolárisma)an instance of trolling - provoking others
Italian traina
- trainafishing technique
Japanese トローリング, 荒らし
- トローリング (torōringu)an instance of trolling - provoking others
- 荒らし (arashi)an instance of trolling - provoking others
- トローリング (torōringu)fishing technique
Korean 트롤링
- 트롤링 (teurolling)an instance of trolling - provoking others
Polish trolling, trollerka
- trollingan instance of trolling - provoking others
- trollerkaan instance of trolling - provoking others
- trollingfishing technique
Portuguese trolagem, trolada
- trolageman instance of trolling - provoking others
- troladaan instance of trolling - provoking others
- corricofishing technique
- pesca de corricofishing technique
Russian тро́ллинг
- тро́ллинг (trólling)an instance of trolling - provoking others
Spanish trollaje, troleo
- trollajean instance of trolling - provoking others
- troleoan instance of trolling - provoking others
- troleadaan instance of trolling - provoking others
- pesca con/al curricánfishing technique
- pesca a la caceafishing technique
Ukrainian тро́лінг
- тро́лінг (trólinh)an instance of trolling - provoking others
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with trolling
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APA
trolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trolling
MLA
“trolling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trolling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trolling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trolling.
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