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ROILING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does roiling mean?
• ROILING (adjective)
The adjective ROILING has 1 sense:
1. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Familiarity information: ROILING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Synonyms:
churning; roiled; roiling; roily; turbulent
Context example:
turbulent rapids
Similar:
agitated (physically disturbed or set in motion)
Context examples
Small stars, on the other hand, consist almost entirely of convective, roiling regions.
(Kepler Watches Stellar Dancers in the Pleiades Cluster, NASA)
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