troll

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: trōl, IPA ^(key): /trəʊl/; enPR: trŏl, IPA ^(key): /trɒl/
• (US) enPR: trōl, IPA ^(key): /troʊl/

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Noun

Singular troll

Plural trolls

A troll talking to a small boy

1. A monster in stories that looks something like a human but a different size, and very ugly, that lives in caves or hills or under bridges.

   A magic troll lives under the bridge and stops anyone who tries to cross it.

2. (internet) A person who posts a comment to try to make other people angry and to cause trouble (drama and disruption).

Verb

Plain form troll

Third-person singular trolls

Past tense trolled

Past participle trolled

Present participle trolling

1. (intransitive) To disrupt the operation of an online community.

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