Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roll around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: rol-l around
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mind.

Intransitive verb

verb

To indulge in sexual intercourse (with).

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To laugh very heartily.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

verb

Of a time or event: to come up; to happen.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Pigs like to roll around in the mud."
"I'm going to write a book because I've got all these crazy ideas rolling around in my head."
"I know a girl who's fun to roll around with, but can't have a conversation."
"By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend."
"Sequels to fish-out-of-water comedies make progressively less sense the longer a series continues. By the time Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles rolled around in 2001, 15 years after the first Crocodile Dundee became a surprise blockbuster, the title character had been given an awfully long time to grow acclimated to those kooky Americans"

Usage

Inflected Forms

rolls around (present, singular) rolling around (participle, present) rolled around (participle, past) rolled around (past)

Synonyms

bump nasties have sex tumble approach cohabit common company copulate couple engage in sex exchange flesh have intimate relations

Questions

What does roll around mean?: To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.

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