(verb) be agitated. Synonyms: churn, boil, moil, roil. Example:"The sea was churning in the storm."
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Verb Definition 1
(verb) make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. Synonyms: roil, rile.
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Verb Definition 2
(adj)(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence. Synonyms: churning, roiled, roily, turbulent. Examples:"The river's roiling current.""Turbulent rapids."