Verb

To twist, to wring (something).

To contort (a part of the body).

*, II.17:

*:Cicero (as I remember) had gotten a custome to wryth his nose, which signifieth a naturall scoffer.

To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport

, title= Everton 0-2 Liverpool , passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}} (Webster 1913)

Verb

(en verb)

To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of

* To roil wine, cider, etc, in casks or bottles

* To roil a spring.

To annoy; to make someone angry.

* R. North

That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him exceedingly.

To bubble, seethe.

* {{quote-book, year=2006, author=

, title=Internal Combustion , chapter=2 citation , passage=Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point. The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}

(obsolete) To wander; to roam.

(obsolete, UK, dialect, intransitive) To romp.

(Halliwell)

(Webster 1913)