Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trolling

/ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: trolling
IPA: /ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of troll

noun

The act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).

noun

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈtɹɒlɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

trollings (plural)

Phrases

concern-trolling do a little bit of trolling do a little trolling patent trolling RIP trolling self-trolling trolling-rod

Synonyms

troll

Rhymes With

rolling controlling bowling polling scrolling patrolling enrolling strolling growling tolling consoling extolling

Questions

How do you pronounce trolling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/.
What does trolling mean?: present participle and gerund of troll

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