(BTW, "roil" means, disturb, muddy the waters - I had to look it up.). From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Training bit harsh across the red roil of bloodlust. From Wordnik.com. [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]
It was weird; Goody's stomach tended to roil when it got light. From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
They need leadership that's not going to just roil their grievances. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2002] Reference
Even though they were only about three feet up, his stomach started to roil. From Wordnik.com. [Angels and Outlaws]
After what they'd put Railly through, she'd better not roil him unnecessarily. From Wordnik.com. [the ship who sang]
So the question is would it roil the present or would it put a period on history?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2008] Reference
So, the question is, would it roil the present or would it put a period on history?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2008] Reference
Computer-generated clouds roil on an apocalyptic backdrop as fake lightning flashes. From Wordnik.com. [Evan Wolfson: Winning the Freedom to Marry? Cue the Attack on the Gays!] Reference
Barghouti's decision could roil the already shaky politics of the West Bank and Gaza. From Wordnik.com. [PRISONER WITH A PLATFORM] Reference
I watch the kettle until it starts to roil with bubbles, then pour it into the teapot. From Wordnik.com. [Afterwards] Reference
But there is still plenty of room for surprises that could roil the financial markets. From Wordnik.com. [U.K. Investors Bet on Debt Reduction] Reference
PETER BROOKES, HERITAGE FOUNDATION: This certainty does roil the waters of the Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2005] Reference
Yet worries that the aid may not be disbursed quickly enough continued to roil markets. From Wordnik.com. [Investors Shed Risky Bets] Reference
These things can continue to roil the American political populace for some time to come. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2009] Reference
These things can continue to roil the American political populous for some time to come. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2009] Reference
It's the epicenter of the tremors that roil our culture's tensile socio-tectonic plates. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Kluger: From the Mouths of Babes] Reference
So a story like that, as we saw with Reverend Wright, can roil the entire presidential race. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2008] Reference
A growing quagmire could roil politics throughout the Persian Gulf and broader Islamic world. From Wordnik.com. [OPINION: THE ELUSIVE COSTS OF WAR] Reference
Quick, name a leader whose every word can roil or calm the markets from Tokyo to Wall Street. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Touch] Reference
They jostle and somersault, a roil& boil that enacts the confinement of the space they're in. From Wordnik.com. [Word Balloon] Reference
In fact, low prices are just as likely to roil the international landscape, only in new ways. From Wordnik.com. [Michael T. Klare: Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish For] Reference
But it was not clear that the case would roil relations at the political and diplomatic level. From Wordnik.com. [A Sting For Beijing] Reference
With problems in Europe and a weak economy, he said, "a myriad of issues could roil the market.". From Wordnik.com. [Investment-Grade Bond Market Booms] Reference
At minimum, a Greek default would roil the balance sheets of European banks holding Greek bonds. From Wordnik.com. [E.U. Debt Crisis Widens; Spain Downgraded] Reference
Black clouds continued to roil up from countless hollow, sharp-edged peaks all across the planet. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
While not a bully in the classical sense, Hakim had the ability to keep trouble in constant roil. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Holmes: The Gun in the Backpack] Reference
That horrid box that makes me seethe and roil with jealousy when I have to share it with ANYONE else. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
Persistent concerns about Greece's ability to service its debts continued to roil markets on Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Gas Is Cooking] Reference
Black clouds roil low over the battlefield while rain and lightning strike down at Trojan and Argive alike. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
Labor issues will roil the league this year, but pro football faces a far larger long-term business problem. From Wordnik.com. [The Business Of Football] Reference
Q But you also made the argument that if fast track isn't approved that it could roil the markets and make. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
In his archive, there are several files on Thompson's campaign strategy on the subject that could roil his 2008 bid. From Wordnik.com. [Away From the Cameras] Reference
And then Miss Williams gave vent to a tantalizing laugh, that only served to roil the feelings of Rose more deeply than ever. From Wordnik.com. [Five Thousand Dollars Reward] Reference
The younger Muslim generation, meanwhile, facing unemployment and despair, is seething as world events roil passions to fever pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Rage In The Streets] Reference
Waves rumbled in that driven air, black and green and fangwhite, fading from view as the sun sank behind the cloud-roil which hid it. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
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