Crossword clues for roiled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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.
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To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.
--R. North.Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: roil)
WordNet
adj. aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, steamed, stunng]
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: churning, roiling, roily, turbulent]
Usage examples of "roiled".
He raised his voice, and the winds lashed us and the clouds roiled, the seas far below beating themselves in a frenzy against the cliffs.
The illicit magics Dakar had engaged to unravel the Koriani defenses in Jaelot had assuredly added more stress to the roiled currents of lane flux.
Elaira jerked back a singed hand, while the water spat and roiled to the blast of unwound coils of energy.
If Alcuin had no way of knowing what questions roiled around my mind, he knew well enough from whence my hostility came.
Clouds roiled above us, gathering with purpose and darkness, a roiling mix, blotting out the sun.
Columns of smoke roiled up, thinning, merging above to become one huge dark haze that smudged out the sky.
The strands roiled and flowed all the way back to the Spirit Stone, blending one to the other.
Other areas of the sea roiled with steam, boiling like a kettle atop a flame.
The substance roiled about like a fog, and she grew dizzy just inhaling.
Dust, flames, and smoke roiled in an impenetrable cloud in front of them.
A large battalion of infantry roiled forward, well in advance of the mounted Tuigan warriors.
Her eyes widened in panic as three ghostly soldiers roiled out of the statue.
The fire of her soul roiled up from her body and collected at her heart.
The ocean was roiled, huge waves rushing toward them even as they raced on ahead.
The storm-tossed waters roiled even more when the marine predators attacked the men.