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
In the video circulating online, the 38-year-old Grammy Award winner is seen trolling through the crowd with his entourage.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 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
Newsom has been a very vocal critic of the president and has been trolling him on social media.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom of California is having an impact through his memes trolling Trump.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Destiny 2 fans have been asking for various things to be added or at the very least, return to the game for years now, and now a game has come along that almost seems to be trolling it at this point.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 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
Newsom has been a very vocal critic of the president and has been trolling him on social media.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom of California is having an impact through his memes trolling Trump.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Destiny 2 fans have been asking for various things to be added or at the very least, return to the game for years now, and now a game has come along that almost seems to be trolling it at this point.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trolling
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Investigators are collecting evidence and searching for witnesses.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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Seoul-searching the sights The energetic neighborhood of Myeongdong serves as a central place from which to explore Seoul, and fortunately, it’s featured heavily in the film.—
Ali Wunderman,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first of the digital chores is scanning.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Maye’s eyes darted around, scanning the field for open receivers.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Trolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trolling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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