noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈtɹɒlɪŋ/
UK:/ˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/
US:/ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊlɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of troll
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
angling by drawing a baited line through the water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: troll
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angling
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
тро́лінг
(trólinh)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Bulgarian:
тро́линг
(tróling)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Catalan:
trol
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Czech:
trollování
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Finnish:
trollaus
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
French:
trollage
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
German:
Trollen
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Greek:
τρολάρισμα
(trolárisma)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Japanese:
トローリング
(torōringu)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Japanese:
荒らし
(arashi)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Korean:
트롤링
(teurolling)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Polish:
trolling
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Polish:
trollerka
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Portuguese:
trolagem
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Portuguese:
trolada
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Russian:
тро́ллинг
(trólling)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Spanish:
trollaje
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Spanish:
troleo
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Spanish:
troleada
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
Ukrainian:
тро́лінг
(trólinh)
— an instance of trolling - provoking others
