what does troll mean?
TROLL as NOUN
- Meaning
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a fisherman’’s lure that is used in trolling
Usage Example(s)
- he used a spinner as his troll
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- 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
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- they enjoyed singing rounds
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
TROLL as VERB
- Meaning
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- praise or celebrate in song
Usage Example(s)
- All tongues shall troll you
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- sing loudly and without inhibition
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- sing the parts of (a round) in succession
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- cause to move round and round
Usage Example(s)
- The child trolled her hoop
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) troll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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