Word of the week: roil (ˈrȯi(-ə)l) (Submitted by Julie Mellby, Graphic Arts Librarian)
Definition
(transitive verb)
1a. to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
b. to stir up : DISTURB, DISORDER
2. RILE sense 1
(intransitive verb)
to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation
In Context
Peter Baker and “Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.” The New York Times Aug. 31, 2020
“The debate over what was said to the commission — and why — comes as protests over the police shooting of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., continue to roil communities across the country.— Washington Post, “Md. officials wanted Black leaders not to use the term ‘police brutality.’ They resisted.,” 12 Sep. 2020