verb · transitive · rare

troll

troll · trolls · trolled · trolling

тролити

троллить

trollen

Senses relating to a rolling motionSenses relating to a rolling motion.: To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.

ⓘ

UK/tɹɒl/US/tɹɑl/

» In his spare time, Tom keeps busy as a troll in internet forums.

Tom ist in seiner Freizeit als Forentroll im Internet tätig.

В свободное время Том занимается форумным троллингом.

На досуге Том троллит на форумах.

Коли у Тома є вільний час, він тролить на інтернет форумах.

Meaning

23 senses

Senses relating to a rolling motion.
(transitive)To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.
cause to move round and round
(intransitive)To roll; also, to turn round and round; to rotate, to spin, to whirl.
(intransitive)To move or walk at a leisurely pace; to ramble, to saunter, to stroll.
(intransitive, slang, specifically)Chiefly of a man: synonym of cruise (“to stroll about to find a (male) sexual partner”).
Senses relating to a light, quick motion.
(transitive)To say (something) lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
(intransitive)To speak lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
Senses relating to fishing.
(transitive)To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun etymology 2, noun sense 8.1)).
angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
(figuratively, transitive)To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure.
(intransitive)To fish using a running fishing line.
(Scotland, US, intransitive)To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling.
Senses relating to "fishing" for a reaction.
(figuratively)To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign.
Don't pay attention to that guy, he's always trolling this board.
When an argument gets heated, it can often be difficult to figure out who's serious and who's just trolling.
trollen
тро́ллитьtróllitʹ
тро́литиtrólyty
(broadly)To persistently harass someone over the Internet.
Many people have been trolling me due to my activism, but I don't let it get to me.

Examples

90 sentences

In his spare time, Tom keeps busy as a troll in internet forums.
Коли у Тома є вільний час, він тролить на інтернет форумах.
ruВ свободное время Том занимается форумным троллингом.
deTom ist in seiner Freizeit als Forentroll im Internet tätig.
CC BY · Tatoeba · hellosunshine · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom is a troll.
Том троль.
ruТом тролль.
deTom ist ein Troll.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Spamster · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Do not feed the troll.
Не годуй троля.
ruНе кормите тролля.
deFüttere den Troll nicht.
CC BY · Tatoeba · szaby78 · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Trolling is an art.
Тролінг — це мистецтво.
ruТроллинг - это искусство.
deDie Trollerei ist eine Kunst.
CC BY · Tatoeba · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Trolling is a sin!
Тролити - гріх!
ruТроллить - грех!
deTrollen ist eine Sünde.
CC BY · Tatoeba · rul · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

(transitive, intransitive) to make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure (someone) into combative argument:

Русский

By meaning 1

(transitive, intransitive) to make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure (someone) into combative argument:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

(transitive, intransitive) to make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure (someone) into combative argument:

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English trollen (“to go about, wander; to move (something)

The verb is derived from Middle English trollen (“to go about, wander; to move (something) to and fro, rock; to roll; to turn”) [and other forms], of uncertain origin; perhaps in part from Old French troller (“to run here and there; to walk aimlessly, ramble, stroll; (hunting) to wander about looking for game”) (modern French troller); further etymology uncertain, yet probably from or related to Middle High German trollen (“to stroll, walk with short strides”) (modern German trollen (“to move slowly, trundle; to push off, toddle off”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *truzlōną (“to lumber”), which is probably related to *trudaną (“to step on, tread”) (see further at etymology 1). Doublet of trull.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source