roiling

verb

Definition of roilingnext
present participle of roil
1
as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore

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2
as in angering
to make angry the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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  1. angering
  2. churning
  3. seething
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  • This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative, angering some users of the privacy preserving technology.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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  • Also churning in the Atlantic basin is Hurricane Kirk as well as a tropical wave south of the Cabo Verde Islands.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The subgenre originated in the late ’80s as bands such as My Bloody Valentine blanketed concert venues in slow-churning guitar squall while staring down at their effects pedals.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of churning
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  • And proceedings are very eye-able—packed to seething capacity with all manner of glammed-out costumery, cosplay, and punk fashion.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • We're used to seething resentments and bizarre claims, boasts and lies.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of seething
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