troll
🇺🇸
/trəʊl/
🇬🇧
/trɒl/
noun
R
A mythical creature from Scandinavian folklore, often depicted as a large, ugly humanoid.
In the old tales, trolls were known to live in caves and mountains, causing trouble for travelers.
R
A person who posts inflammatory or off-topic messages in an online community with the primary intent of provoking others.
The forum was filled with trolls trying to derail the conversation.
verb
R
To fish by moving a baited line through the water.
The anglers were trolling for salmon in the river.
R
To search widely for something, especially by looking through a large amount of data or content.
She spent hours trolling through old emails to find the receipt.
R
To deliberately provoke people by posting inflammatory or off-topic messages online.
He was banned from the website for trolling other users.
translation
A mythical creature from Scandinavian folklore, often depicted as a large, ugly humanoid.; A person who posts inflammatory or off-topic messages in an online community with the primary intent of provoking others.
To fish by moving a baited line through the water.; To search widely for something, especially by looking through a large amount of data or content.; To deliberately provoke people by posting inflammatory or off-topic messages online.
Word Forms
3rd Present
trolls
Past
trolled
Perfect
trolled
Progressive
trolling
Plural
trolls