Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In fishing:
- noun The method of dragging or trailing a fishing-line and hook behind a boat, at or near the surface of the water; trawling.
- noun In Great Britain, a mode of fishing for pike with a rod and line, and with a dead bait, used chiefly when the water is full of weeds, rushes, etc.
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- verb Present participle of
troll .
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- noun angling by drawing a baited line through the water
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Examples
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That kind of trolling is no better than the childish retort, “I know you are but what am I?”
Think Progress » Citing ‘irreversible damage,’ EPA nears veto of mountaintop removal permit. 2010
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January 7th, 2010 at 7: 13 pm tombaker says: parody trolling is SO last-decade …
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Again, the purpose of trolling is to provoke an emotional reaction, thereby disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
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* If on the other hand, if trolling is about inciting reaction, party members here certainly qualify as trolls.
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I am not sure how you think posting crap and trolling is debunking anything.
Think Progress » Kansas Attorney General Refuses To Sue Federal Government Over Health Care Reform 2010
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Zooey says: tombaker says: parody trolling is SO last-decade …
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Wow, I guess trolling is the ultimate sign of political conviction, then!
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The entire point of trolling is to say whatever the local community will find most offensive, so they can get us all riled up.
Think Progress » Cheney: Telling Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself was ‘sort of the best thing I ever did.’ 2010
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But research trolling is selective and malicious, and its aim is to have a chilling effect.
Matthew Yglesias » If You Want to Get Things Done, Use Reconciliation 2010
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Your trolling is very incoherent, very positive, but incoherent.
bilby commented on the word trolling
Oh, I've seen a bit of net trolling lately, don't worry about that.
August 10, 2011