troll

1. 1.

   (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

   Broadermythical monster

   Scandinavia · folklore

2. 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”

   Synonymsround

   Broaderpartsong
3. 3.

   a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling

   “he used a spinner as his troll”

   Broaderfisherman's lure
4. 4.

   angling by drawing a baited line through the water

   Synonymstrolling

   Broaderangling

Other forms of troll

plural

trolls·

past tense

trolled·

present participle

trolling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about troll

What does troll mean?

troll means "circulate, move around". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in troll?

troll has 1 syllable: troll. In IPA it is /ˈtɹoʊl/.

What is another word for troll?

Close synonyms include round, trolling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is troll a common word?

troll is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with troll?

4 words rhyme with troll. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.