Troll - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |trəʊl|  American pronunciation of the word troll
Brit.  |trɒl|  British pronunciation of the word troll

noun

- (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
- 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 (syn: round)
- a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
he used a spinner as his troll
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water

verb

- circulate, move around
- cause to move round and round
The child trolled her hoop
- sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
- sing loudly and without inhibition
- praise or celebrate in song
All tongues shall troll you
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Extra examples

They were trolling the ocean floor.

She loves to troll flea markets looking for bargains.

Ships towing huge magnets trolled the ocean floor.

I would troll for fish from the rowboat.

Stewart spent hours trolling the Web for information.

The child trolled her hoop

All tongues shall troll you

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: troll
he/she/it: trolls
present participle: trolling
past tense: trolled
past participle: trolled
noun
singular: troll
plural: trolls
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