roil

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roil [roil]
1Enturbiar, o espesar algo agitándolo; enlodar.
2Vejar, irritar.
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roil [rɔɪl] especially (US)
verb:intransitive
[+water] enturbiarse
The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall The water all around him was beginning to roil, and a pinkish foam was collecting on the surface
verb:transitive
agitar
Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets The campus was constantly in an uproar, roiled by strikes, marches, and classroom demonstrations
to roil the waters enturbiar agitar las aguas;or
Now and then, these doubts come to the surface and roil the waters of everyday life The tenure committee meets in less than a month, and though I don't foresee any difficulty, we shouldn't roil the waters just now

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Verb Conjugation for "roil"

Imperative
  • roil
  • you roil
  • he/she roils
  • we roil
  • you roil
  • they roil
Preterite
  • I roiled
  • you roiled
  • he/she roiled
  • we roiled
  • you roiled
  • they roiled
Present Continuous
  • I am roiling
  • you are roiling
  • he/she is roiling
  • we are roiling
  • you are roiling
  • they are roiling
Present Perfect
  • I have roiled
  • you have roiled
  • he/she has roiled
  • we have roiled
  • you have roiled
  • they have roiled
Past Continuous
  • I was roiling
  • you were roiling
  • he/she was roiling
  • we were roiling
  • you were roiling
  • they were roiling
Past Perfect
  • I had roiled
  • you had roiled
  • he/she had roiled
  • we had roiled
  • you had roiled
  • they had roiled
Future
  • I will roil
  • you will roil
  • he/she will roil
  • we will roil
  • you will roil
  • they will roil
Future Perfect
  • I will have roiled
  • you will have roiled
  • he/she will have roiled
  • we will have roiled
  • you will have roiled
  • they will have roiled
Future Continuous
  • I will be roiling
  • you will be roiling
  • he/she will be roiling
  • we will be roiling
  • you will be roiling
  • they will be roiling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been roiling
  • you have been roiling
  • he/she has been roiling
  • we have been roiling
  • you have been roiling
  • they have been roiling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been roiling
  • you will have been roiling
  • he/she will have been roiling
  • we will have been roiling
  • you will have been roiling
  • they will have been roiling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been roiling
  • you had been roiling
  • he/she had been roiling
  • we had been roiling
  • you had been roiling
  • they had been roiling
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