[
US
/ˈɹɔɪɫɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ɹˈɔɪlɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɔɪlɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
the river's roiling current
turbulent rapids
How To Use roiling In A Sentence
- Being an "empath" may explain her wistful connection to the roiling waves of the ocean, the sanctuary it provides, and the sexual urges that seem to emanate from fathoms below … Archive 2007-02-01
- In broiling or grilling, the food is cooked directly over a very hot flame.
- The juicy yet slightly overcooked burger would have benefited from a nice charbroiling, the flavor of smoke and fire would have added some much needed depth. NYC Food Guy
- Patches of pale blue appeared fleetingly, punch holes of sanity beneath the roiling storm clouds. Mercy Kill
- Baking, broiling, or poaching fish will help you avoid extra calories from breading and frying.
- A kind of grayness moved through me, thick and heavy like the fog roiling overhead. Hoodwink
- Suddenly I was on the barren playas of Tierra del Fuego, the broiling ground belching huge clouds of sulfurous gases into the heavy atmosphere.
- Those on Wall Street had used their usual instrument - fear of 'roiling' the markets NYT > Home Page
- Bread meat, chicken and fish rather than broiling or roasting them.
- Suddenly I was on the barren playas of Tierra del Fuego, the broiling ground belching huge clouds of sulfurous gases into the heavy atmosphere.