troll

verb/troʊl/

Frequency rank: #5,854 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to post inflammatory or offensive comments online to provoke reactions.

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Example sentence

He would troll online forums just to upset people and start arguments.

Synonyms & related words

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