troll

Meanings

• (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
• 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
• a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
  • "he used a spinner as his troll"
• angling by drawing a baited line through the water
• circulate, move around
• cause to move round and round
  • "The child trolled her hoop"
• sing the parts of (a round) in succession
• angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
• sing loudly and without inhibition
• praise or celebrate in song
  • "All tongues shall troll you"
• speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Synonyms

round, trolling