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
The theme across his X activity was trolling Johnson while big-upping Perez and himself.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Trump unleashed a series of trolling Truth Social posts yesterday, taking aim at French President Emmanuel Macron.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Over a 14-year period, nine protection or restraining orders were filed against Barrett for incidents that involved the harassment or assault of at least six women; this included death threats, trolling on Instagram, and impersonating a police officer.
—Annette McGivney, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
Hegesth’s post is trolling, nothing more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
The opposition also put a little mustard on the move, with Savannah pretending to not know the outcome and trolling Jawan by acting to be hurt by his betrayal.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
That hasn’t stopped 50 Cent from trolling him on social media since the allegations went public.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
But that didn’t stop him from publicly trolling Wolverine fans the moment he was introduced.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
When Combs’ legal issues began to surface, Jackson was well known by fans on his popular social media accounts for trolling the Bad Boy Records founder.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Trump unleashed a series of trolling Truth Social posts yesterday, taking aim at French President Emmanuel Macron.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Over a 14-year period, nine protection or restraining orders were filed against Barrett for incidents that involved the harassment or assault of at least six women; this included death threats, trolling on Instagram, and impersonating a police officer.
—Annette McGivney, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
Hegesth’s post is trolling, nothing more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025
The opposition also put a little mustard on the move, with Savannah pretending to not know the outcome and trolling Jawan by acting to be hurt by his betrayal.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
That hasn’t stopped 50 Cent from trolling him on social media since the allegations went public.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
But that didn’t stop him from publicly trolling Wolverine fans the moment he was introduced.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
When Combs’ legal issues began to surface, Jackson was well known by fans on his popular social media accounts for trolling the Bad Boy Records founder.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trolling
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His family spent an agonizing week searching through morgues, hospitals and detention facilities before finally identifying his body among piles of corpses, also shown in the viral footage.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Police are searching for a suspect after a Florida Memorial University student was raped on campus early Sunday morning, according to Miami Gardens police.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The male has binoculars scanning the sea, while the female guard is in action, as if jumping off of a tower, fins and buoy in hand.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Don't let somebody coerce you into scanning them up on the floor, because everybody's trying to get to Coach Prime.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Trolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trolling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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