- present tense form of roil (3rd person singular).
roils
Example Sentences
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“Either shadow banks will be obliged to accept greater regulation, or sooner or later, one or more of them will get caught in a mess that roils the markets,” Ellis told Barron’s in an email.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
He said it bodes well for the species as climate change roils vast ecosystems across the planet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2024
Lucas benefits from both Menzies’ natural reserve and his ability to show what roils beneath that stoicism, a game of emotive hide-and-seek.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2024
But today, the outflow roils in a pink froth, like a cauldron of Pepto Bismol.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2023
The Sun caught the Spires of the South End, the gray Water that roils under the Docks, the Grasses on Beacon Hill; & all was in Motion & Ferment.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
