verb (used with object)
1.
to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
2.
to sing in the manner of a round or catch.
3.
to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up ordown with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the linebehind a slow-moving boat.
4.
to move (the line or bait) in doing this.
5.
EXPANDto cause to turn round and round; roll.
verb (used without object)
7.
to sing with a full, rolling voice; give forth full, rollingtones.
8.
to be uttered or sounded in such tones.
9.
to fish by trolling.
10.
to roll; turn round and round.
11.
to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking.
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noun
12.
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
13.
the act of trolling.
14.
a lure used in trolling for fish.
15.
the fishing line containing the lure and hook for use introlling.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English trollen to roll, stroll < Middle Frenchtroller to run here and there < Middle High German trollen walk orrun with short steps
1350–1400; Middle English trollen to roll, stroll < Middle Frenchtroller to run here and there < Middle High German trollen walk orrun with short steps
Related forms
troll·er, noun
un·trolled, adjective
Example Sentences
- Often the buyers are those who troll for spelling slip-ups, buying itemson the cheap and selling them all over again on.
- Sorry it's after midnight, must be my troll alter ego.
- Even if a troll is kicked off an online forum, he can often simply sign upagain under a different name.
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