troll
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.