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Troll   /troʊl/   Listen
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.
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.  Synonym: round.
3.
A fisherman's lure that is used in trolling.
4.
Angling by drawing a baited line through the water.  Synonym: trolling.
verb
(past & past part. trolled; pres. part. trolling)
1.
Circulate, move around.
2.
Cause to move round and round.
3.
Sing the parts of (a round) in succession.
4.
Angle with a hook and line drawn through the water.
5.
Sing loudly and without inhibition.
6.
Praise or celebrate in song.
7.
Speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice.



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"Troll" Quotes from Famous Books



... men in chains, Your friendly aid implore; Slight you the piteous strains That from their bosoms pour? Shall it be told in story, Or troll'd in burning song, New England's boasted glory ...
— The Liberty Minstrel • George W. Clark
... is but a broken bubble, Trill the carol, troll the catch; Sooth, we'll cry, "A truce to trouble!" Mirth and ...
— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) • Various
... comparisons. We insisted on putting our living luck to the proof, and finding out for ourselves what kind of fish were left in Jordan Pond. We had a couple of four-ounce rods, one of which I fitted up with a troll, while she took the oars in a round-bottomed, snub-nosed white boat, and rowed me slowly around the shore. The water was very clear; at a depth of twenty feet we could see every stone and stick on the bottom—and ...
— Days Off - And Other Digressions • Henry Van Dyke
... Tap the cannikin, troll the cannikin, Toss the cannikin, turn the cannikin! Hold now, good son, and fill us a fresh can, That we may quaff it round from ...
— Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age • Various
... poor boy like me do a great Troll like you?' answered Pinkel. 'Let me go, I pray you, with my brothers. I will promise never to hurt you.' And at last the witch let him go, and he followed his ...
— The Orange Fairy Book • Various


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