Synonyms of trolling

trolling

verb

present participle of troll

as in searching

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

the owner of the bed-and-breakfast often trolls antique stores for furniture and knickknacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searching
• scanning
• combing
• finding
• dredging
• scouring
• raking
• surveying
• exploring
• rummaging
• investigating
• hunting (through)
• locating
• digging (through)
• examining
• sorting (through)
• ransacking
• rifling
• inspecting
• discovering
• reviewing
• detecting
• scrutinizing
• learning
• auditing
• snooping
• checking (out)
• determining
• tracking (down)
• ascertaining
• probing
• browsing
• running down
• hitting (on or upon)
• finding out
• studying
• perusing
• shaking down
• frisking
• poking (around)
• ferreting (out)
• getting
• prospecting
• patting down
• looking over
• glancing (over)
• descrying
• skirmishing
• scaring up
• grubbing (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• losing
• ignoring
• abandoning
• neglecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trolling

Indy, the duck-trolling dog star of Good Boy, received the Best Good Boy in a Horror Movie award. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

The seven of us who were aboard for a fishing trip started to get our deep-trolling gear ready. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026

Charter boats trolling big bucktails or even umbrella rigs have targeted large, post-spawn fish for decades. — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Not just for his good looks, strong vocals, and charismatic performances, but also for his pretty funny content, especially when trolling the fans. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Gavin Newsom’s workplace issue The outgoing governor of California and anticipated 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom once made headlines for something other than trolling the president of the United States on social media. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026

Nine days after the Negra Francisca sank, another Ecuadorean fishing boat was trolling the fertile fishing grounds off the Galapagos. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

But there’s something more than trolling at work, something elemental in the response to Scranton. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026

Further, Musk is accused of using the litigation as part of a harassment campaign trolling Altman. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026