trolls (Meaning)
trolls
to cause to move round and round, to harass, criticize, or antagonize (others or another) especially by disparaging, mocking, inflammatory, or offensive public statements, online postings, or acts, prowl, to harass, criticize, or antagonize (someone) especially by provocatively disparaging or mocking public statements, postings, or acts, to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content, to sing or recite loudly or merrily, to sing or play in a jovial manner, to act as a troll (as on a website), search, look, to search in or at, to sing the parts of (something, such as a round or catch) in succession, to celebrate in song, to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat, to speak rapidly, to move around, to act as a troll (see troll entry 3 sense 2) on (a forum, site, etc.), to fish for by trolling, to fish for with a hook and line drawn through the water (as behind a slowly moving boat), a dwarf or giant in Scandinavian folklore inhabiting caves or hills, a dwarf or giant in Scandinavian folklore living in caves or hills, to sing loudly, to sing the parts of (as a round), to fish by trolling in, a lure or a line with its lure and hook used in trolling, to pull through the water in trolling, a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content
Synonyms & Antonyms of trolls
trolls Sentence Examples
- Trolls often lurk in online forums, leaving inflammatory comments to provoke reactions.
- The company hired moderators to monitor the website and remove any trolls from the discussion threads.
- She learned to ignore the trolls who tried to bait her into arguments on social media.
- The troll's hateful comments were quickly reported and removed by the platform's administrators.
- The internet troll created multiple fake accounts to spread misinformation and sow discord.
- The troll's only goal seemed to be causing chaos and upsetting others with their comments.
- The troll reveled in the attention they received from their provocative posts.
- Some trolls use humor to disguise their malicious intentions, but their true motives are still evident.
- The forum had a strict policy against trolling and banned users who violated the rules.
- Despite efforts to combat trolling, the problem persists on many online platforms.
FAQs About the word trolls
to cause to move round and round, to harass, criticize, or antagonize (others or another) especially by disparaging, mocking, inflammatory, or offensive public
goblins, fairies, elves, dwarfs,dwarves,faeries, brownies, sprites, gnomes, hobgoblins
loses,hides,ignores,neglects, abandons
Trolls often lurk in online forums, leaving inflammatory comments to provoke reactions.
The company hired moderators to monitor the website and remove any trolls from the discussion threads.
She learned to ignore the trolls who tried to bait her into arguments on social media.
The troll's hateful comments were quickly reported and removed by the platform's administrators.
