A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ROIL

Tue, 16 Jan '24
Stir up
Sun, 17 Dec '23
Stir up
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Churn
Thu, 23 Feb '23
Disturb
Fri, 27 Jan '23
Upset
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Churn
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Agitate
Mon, 6 Sep '21
Disturb, as sediment
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Make muddy, as water
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Muddy