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troll

/tɹɑl/noun, verb1 syllable

Troll means: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time.

Synonyms for troll13

noun, as in a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time

round

noun, as in angling by drawing a baited line through the water

trolling

also used for troll

trow, biffer, boner-shrinker, bonerkiller, buttface, choad, frump, minger, monkey, monkeyface, munter

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What does troll mean?11

noun

1

a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time“they enjoyed singing rounds”

2

angling by drawing a baited line through the water

3

(Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

4

a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling“he used a spinner as his troll”

verb

1

circulate, move around

2

cause to move round and round“The child trolled her hoop”

3

sing the parts of (a round) in succession

4

angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

5

sing loudly and without inhibition

6

praise or celebrate in song“All tongues shall troll you”

7

speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with troll?24

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Troll in a sentence

  • She's our resident troll, but everyone knows it's all in good fun.Waldelfe
  • Elves, dwarves, trolls and fairies live in harmony with humans.megamanenm
  • Just one slip and you'll be mistaken for a troll and flamed.unknown
  • I just don't understand what goes through the minds of people who troll forums.fcbond
  • I run a fake numbers station just to troll people.shekitten
  • Miroslav remained determined to report the troll to the authorities.Amastan
  • Miroslav reported the relentless troll to the authorities.Amastan
  • The wood troll lived deep in the woods.sundown

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Forms of troll

as a noun

plural
trolls

as a verb

past tense
trolled
present participle
trolling
third-person singular
trolls