What does “troll” mean in the sentence I read an article on the Mirror, a British newspaper, a few days ago. And I found it’s tricky to fathom out and translate a word in the following sentence— trol

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What does “troll” mean in the sentence

I read an article on the Mirror, a British newspaper, a few days ago. And I found it’s tricky to fathom out and translate a word in the following sentence— troll.

In Britain he’s best known for trolling Theresa May with a gift of....

As a transtive verb，troll can refer to；

transitive verb

1. : to cause to move round and round : <a href="about:blank" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(39, 115, 165);">roll</a>

a. : to sing the parts of (as a round or catch) in succession

b. : to sing loudly

c. : to celebrate in song

a. : to fish for by trolling

b. : to fish by trolling in

c. : to pull through the water in trolling

d. : to search in or at

also : <a href="about:blank" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(39, 115, 165);">prowl</a>

The ensuing question is that I can hardly choose an appropriate meaning.

Can u guys help me out? I’ll appreciate it.

22 Tem 2019 14:55

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The Oxford Learner's Dictionaries are an excellent resource.

A troll is a person who deliberately provokes others. To troll is to deliberately provoke people. This is a new meaning of the already existing noun "troll" and verb "to troll."

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/troll_1

(informal) a message to a discussion group on the Internet that somebody deliberately sends to make other people angry; a person who sends a message like this

22 Temmuz 2019