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Meaning of troll
noun
- A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking sexual experiences.
- Optical ejections from the top of the electrically active core regions of thunderstorms that are red in color that seem to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward toward the cloud tops.
noun
- An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line.
- A person who provokes others (chiefly on the Internet) for their own personal amusement or to cause disruption.
verb
- To saunter.
- To trundle, to roll from side to side.
- To draw someone or something out, to entice, to lure as if with trailing bait.
- (by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait.
- To angle for with a trolling line, or with a hook drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
noun
- The act of moving round; routine; repetition.
- A song whose parts are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
- A trolley.
verb
- To move circularly; to roll; to turn.
- To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
- To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly, freely or in a carefree way.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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