v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trolled p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling. ] [ OE. trollen to roll, F. trôler, Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf. Trawl. ] 1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn. [ 1913 Webster ] To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking. [ 1913 Webster ] Then doth she troll to the bowl. Gammer Gurton's Needle. [ 1913 Webster ] Troll the brown bowl. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely. [ 1913 Webster ] Will you troll the catch ? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd,
By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from. [ 1913 Webster ] With patient angle trolls the finny deep. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
