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trolling
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trolling
n.
act of a person who trolls; sending of intentionally erroneous messages to message boards in order to lure others to respond (Internet); fishing by trailing a baited line through the water
troll
v.
fish by pulling the bait and line through the water; sing in a loud or fish by trailing a baited line through the water; speak or sing in a loud rolling manner; roll; send intentionally erroneous messages to message boards in order to lure others to
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Internet troll
In Internet slang, a troll (, ) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, , or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion, often for their own amusement.
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trolling
Noun
1. angling by drawing a baited line through the water
(synonym) troll
(hypernym) angling
troll
Noun
1. (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
(hypernym) mythical monster, mythical creature
(classification) folklore
(classification) Scandinavia
2. a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
(synonym) round
(hypernym) partsong
3. a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"
(hypernym) fisherman's lure, fish lure
4. angling by drawing a baited line through the water
(synonym) trolling
(hypernym) angling
Verb
1. circulate, move around
(hypernym) circle, circulate
2. cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
(hypernym) wheel, roll
3. sing the parts of (a round) in succession
(hypernym) sing
(derivation) round
(classification) music
4. angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
(hypernym) angle
5. sing loudly and without inhibition
(hypernym) sing
6. praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
(hypernym) praise
7. speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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Trolling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Troll
of Troll
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