trolling

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɹɒlɪŋ/, /tɹəʊlɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /tɹoʊlɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊlɪŋ

Verb

trolling

  1. present participle and gerund of troll

Noun

trolling (plural trollings)

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

Derived terms

Translations
an instance of trolling - provoking others

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

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English trolling.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɔ.liŋk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔliŋk
  • Syllabification: tro‧lling

Noun

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)

Declension
Declension of trolling
singular
nominative trolling
genitive trollingu
dative trollingowi
accusative trolling
instrumental trollingiem
locative trollingu
vocative trollingu
nouns
verbs

Further reading
  • trolling at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
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