# trolling

Pronunciation: US say "TROH-ling" /ˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/; UK say "TROL-ing" /ˈtɹɒlɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of provoking other people, in any of the various ways a troll does.
   - Simple: Trying to make people angry or upset by what you say or do.
   - _The forum's moderators ban accounts for persistent trolling._
   - _Critics dismissed the senator's late-night posts as deliberate trolling._
3. A method of fishing in which one or more baited lines are dragged through the water by a moving boat.
   - Simple: A way of catching fish by pulling lines with bait behind a moving boat.
   - _Salmon season opens next week, and the charter boats are already rigged for trolling._
   - _Trolling lets anglers cover miles of open water in a single morning._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of troll. — present participle and gerund of troll
   - Simple: The -ing form of troll. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
   - _Someone has been trolling the team's fan forum all week with fake trade rumors._
   - _They spent the morning trolling for salmon off the point with two lines out._

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