roll around
To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's bodyTo move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
» The dog loves rolling around on the floor.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
Pigs like to roll around in the mud.
(intransitive)To be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mind.
I'm going to write a book because I've got all these crazy ideas rolling around in my head.
(intransitive, slang)To indulge in sexual intercourse (with).
I know a girl who's fun to roll around with, but can't have a conversation.
(colloquial, intransitive)To laugh very heartily.
(intransitive)Of a time or event: to come up; to happen.
By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend.
happen regularly
Examples
16 sentencesThe dog loves rolling around on the floor.
They rolled around in the grass.
ruОни катались по траве. — marafon
deSie wälzten sich im Gras. — brauchinet
I rolled around in the bed.
I rolled around like a dog.
Tom and Mary rolled around in the grass.
ruТом и Мэри катались по траве. — marafon
deTom und Mary wälzten sich im Gras herum. — wolfgangth
Forms
rolls around, rolling around, rolled around, rolled around| Base form | roll around · to roll around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rolls around |
| Present participle | rolling around |
| Past simple | rolled around |
| Past participle | rolled around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- roll upпакувати, упакуватиTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- roll outкотити, котитисяTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- roll onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo pass; to go on; to elapse.
- roll backзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo return to a prior state.
- roll aroundзнатиTo move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
- roll withзайматися, мати справуTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
- roll offTo spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
- roll inTo arrive casually at a place.
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Synonyms
112 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb