Troll

Quick meaning: Troll is a noun meaning An ugly or unpleasant person.

Meaning

An ugly or unpleasant person.

More Meanings

1. A Michigander who lives on the mainland, i.e. not a resident of the Upper Peninsula, so named due to living south of the Mackinaw Bridge.
2. Senses relating to a rolling motion.
3. Senses relating to the motion of passing around.
4. Senses relating to a light, quick motion.
5. Senses relating to fishing.
6. (originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
7. An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.

Example Sentences

Edwin Baer was an ugly troll of a man. He stood just about five feet, six inches and maybe weighed 140 pounds soaking wet.

In this work, the abject object—a sculpture of a fat, hairy woman—is heartbreakingly comforted by a text that claims the artist's love and desire to protect the 'ugly' troll.

He followed their advice, and rode through a rye-field, where the Trolls were unable to follow him, but in their exasperation cried after him, "The red cock shall crow over thy dwelling." And behold! his house stood in a blaze.

The Scandinavian fancied himself surrounded by Trolls,—a kind of goblin men, with vast power of work and skilful production,—divine stevedores, carpenters, reapers, smiths, and masons, swift to reward every kindness done them, with gifts of gold and silver.

Word Forms

• trolls
• trolling
• trolled
• trollest
• trolledst
• trolleth
• trowl
• trowle

Synonyms for troll

Depending on context, synonyms include trow, biffer, boner-shrinker, buttface, choad, frump.

Antonyms for troll

Common opposites include beaut, beauty, bobby-dazzler, crumpet, dish, dreamboat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gnome, lagging, fish, ogre, dwarf, jotun.

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