- present participle of troll.
trolling
Example Sentences
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Still, for many of the 200,000 Angelenos who voted for Pratt, his brash, social media-fueled campaign was not just a long exercise in trolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Other analysts say the AI messaging could seek to rally his support base and campaign through trolling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that your trolling may be giving the scammer exactly what they want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
You could say that it’s great that Dylan has prompted these larger public discussions about artificial intelligence and large language models, or you could think that Bob is trolling people simply because he can.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
I’m a pro at trolling gamer boys online.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
