Synonyms of trolling

trolling

verb

present participle of troll

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searching
• scanning
• combing
• finding
• dredging
• scouring
• raking
• surveying
• exploring
• rummaging
• investigating
• hunting (through)
• locating
• digging (through)
• examining
• sorting (through)
• ransacking
• rifling
• inspecting
• discovering
• reviewing
• detecting
• scrutinizing
• learning
• auditing
• snooping
• checking (out)
• determining
• tracking (down)
• ascertaining
• probing
• browsing
• running down
• hitting (on or upon)
• finding out
• studying
• perusing
• shaking down
• frisking
• poking (around)
• ferreting (out)
• getting
• prospecting
• patting down
• looking over
• glancing (over)
• descrying
• skirmishing
• scaring up
• grubbing (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• losing
• ignoring
• abandoning
• neglecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trolling

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

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