[
US
/ˈtɹoʊɫ/
]
[ UK /tɹˈəʊl/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈəʊl/ ]
NOUN
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a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
he used a spinner as his troll -
a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
they enjoyed singing rounds - (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water
VERB
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cause to move round and round
The child trolled her hoop - sing loudly and without inhibition
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praise or celebrate in song
All tongues shall troll you - sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
- circulate, move around
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
How To Use troll In A Sentence
- The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.
- He's managed to stay calm and controlled when the other slebs have been going a bit mad, and just got on with the winning.
- On his first day there he approached a couple of elegant young toffs strolling around the campus. Times, Sunday Times
- Not feeling hungry again until about ten that night, we strolled along to the same street that had earlier been alive with culinary possibilities. Times, Sunday Times
- In their summary, they state that this ape's vocal organ is not capable of producing delicately modulated or controlled sounds.
- Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
- The altitudinal distribution of Earth-surface processes is controlled by all these factors.
- Xmas hurtles at us like a skateboarding troll trundling downhill - it's big, impressive, but to be viewed with a certain trepidation by those in its path. Toys R Us - Military Sword & Sorcery is coming ("#### Harry Potter! Daddy, where's my axe?")
- Service providers haven't completely snapped their wallets shut, but the emphasis for the near-term will be on controlled spending as they look for ways to grow revenues.
- The depth and rate of breathing are controlled by special centres in the brain, which influence the nerves that cause contraction and relaxation of the muscles of respiration.
