Trolling


verb (used with object)
1.
to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
2.
to sing in the manner of a round or catch.
3.
to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat.
4.
to move (the line or bait) in doing this.
5.
to cause to turn round and round; roll.
6.
Obsolete. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table.
7.
Digital Technology. Informal.

to post inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments on (the Internet, especially a message board) for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
to upset or provoke (other users) by posting such messages or comments.

verb (used without object)
8.
to sing with a full, rolling voice; give forth full, rolling tones.
9.
to be uttered or sounded in such tones.
10.
to fish by trolling.
11.
to roll; turn round and round.
12.
to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking.
13.
Digital Technology. Informal. to post inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments online for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
noun
14.
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
15.
the act of trolling.
16.
a lure used in trolling for fish.
17.
the fishing line containing the lure and hook for use in trolling.
18.
Digital Technology. Informal. a person who posts inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments online for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
verb
1.
(angling)

to draw (a baited line, etc) through the water, often from a boat
to fish (a stretch of water) by trolling
to fish (for) by trolling

2.
to roll or cause to roll
3.
(archaic) to sing (a refrain, chorus, etc) or (of a refrain, etc) to be sung in a loud hearty voice
4.
(intransitive) (Brit, informal) to walk or stroll
5.
(intransitive) (homosexual slang) to stroll around looking for sexual partners; cruise
6.
(intransitive) (computing, slang) to post deliberately inflammatory articles on an internet discussion board
noun
7.
the act or an instance of trolling
8.
(angling) a bait or lure used in trolling, such as a spinner
9.
(computing, slang) a person who submits deliberately inflammatory articles to an internet discussion
noun
1.
(in Scandinavian folklore) one of a class of supernatural creatures that dwell in caves or mountains and are depicted either as dwarfs or as giants
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