troll

(noun, verb)

noun

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

Definition categories: person

2. 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

Similar word(s): round

Definition categories: communication

3. a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling

- he used a spinner as his troll

Definition categories: man–made

4. angling by drawing a baited line through the water

Similar word(s): trolling

Definition categories: act, angling

5. (colloquial) A person who provokes others (mostly on the Internet) for their own personal amusement or to cause disruption.

verb

1. circulate, move around

Definition categories: motion, circle

2. cause to move round and round

- The child trolled her hoop

Definition categories: motion, roll, wheel

3. sing the parts of (a round) in succession

Definition categories: creation, sing

4. angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

Definition categories: competition, angle

5. sing loudly and without inhibition

Definition categories: communication, sing

6. praise or celebrate in song

- All tongues shall troll you

Definition categories: communication, praise

7. speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Definition categories: communication, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

8. (internet slang) to incite anger (including outside of an internet context); to provoke, harass or annoy.

Sentences with troll as a verb:

- 1906: It was necessary to troll them along two years with the hope of employing their usual methods, in order to get them to a place too far from their starting-point for retreat. — Thomas William Lawson, "Fools and Their Money: Some After-Claps of Frenzied Finance", Everybody's Magazine XIV(5) May 1906, p. 690

- Troll the ancient Yuletide carol. Fa la la la la la la la la.