trolling

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒlɪŋ/, /ˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊlɪŋ

trolling

1. present participle and gerund of troll

trolling (plural trollings)

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

• “trolling”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Unadapted borrowing from English trolling.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔ.liŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔliŋk
• Syllabification: tro‧lling

trolling m inan

1. (colloquial, derogatory, Internet slang) trolling (act of a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online)

   Synonym: trollerka

2. (fishing) trolling (fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat)

• trolling at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego