Synonyms of roiling

Verb


1. churn, boil, moil, roil, move

usage: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

2. roil, rile, agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up

usage: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Adjective


1. churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent, agitated (vs. unagitated)

usage: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"

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