Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roiling}.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {Rile}.] 1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to roil a spring.
2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly. --R. North.
Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
Roil \Roil\, v. i. 1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]
2. To romp. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
Surprises in the employment data, considered the most important of the government's monthly statistics on the economy, often roil the bond market.
LAYOFFS, BREAKUPS and merger talks roil Kansas City law firms.
Like Mr. Bush, he wagers that Democrats would bash GOP plans as a boon to the rich and that the partisan discord would further roil fragile financial markets.
Renewed speculation about the size of the Treasury's next quarterly borrowing program, scheduled for next month, continued to roil the government bond market.