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
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Recent Examples of trolling
After the Jays took a 3-2 series lead following Game 5, Drake even had some fun trolling Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani with a pair of posts to his IG Story.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Each guest was invited to hurl a brick through the windows — a dandy way of trolling the libs.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
While Posobiec was trolling the libs, Kirk, just 24 years old at the time, was busy raising millions of dollars to grow TPUSA into a powerful organization on the right.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Conservatives hailed the president’s team for trolling the left-wing outlet.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Kiffin is well known for trolling during and after games.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
And in a sign of the divide, the White House keeps trolling Jeffries with videos portraying the Democratic leader in a fake mustache and sombrero.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Each guest was invited to hurl a brick through the windows — a dandy way of trolling the libs.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
While Posobiec was trolling the libs, Kirk, just 24 years old at the time, was busy raising millions of dollars to grow TPUSA into a powerful organization on the right.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Conservatives hailed the president’s team for trolling the left-wing outlet.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Kiffin is well known for trolling during and after games.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
And in a sign of the divide, the White House keeps trolling Jeffries with videos portraying the Democratic leader in a fake mustache and sombrero.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trolling
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To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers in the Philippines were still searching for more than 100 people missing, mostly in widespread flooding in central provinces.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rather than scanning a room with his eyes, Klaus will use his paws to feel his way around.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Trolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trolling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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