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roil

UK/ˈɹɔɪl/ US/ˈɹʷɔɪl/ uncommon

verb

1.

be agitated

  • “the sea was churning in the storm”
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2.

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

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Origin

Origin uncertain. Possibly from French or Middle French rouiller (“to rust, make muddy”), from Old French rouil (“mud, rust”), from Vulgar Latin *robicula, from Latin robigo (“rust, blight”)

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