26984 words

trolling

3 definitions ā€¢ 6 examples
1
the act of leaving an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone:

Examples:

They proposed a new law on internet trolling.
There are people who create several different profiles at once for the purposes of trolling.
2
the act of searching among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want:

Examples:

This type of trolling for criminals troubles some observers.
It takes me 45 minutes of trolling on the internet and Iā€™m still confused.
3
the act of trying to catch fish by pulling a baited line through the water behind a boat:

Examples:

Trolling is another reliable method and accounts for a surprising number of big fish.
I have used my trolling rods which seem to be too heavy.

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