Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roll in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: rol-l in
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrive casually at a place.

Intransitive verb

verb

To come in an unstoppable flow.

Intransitive verb

verb

To pot with minimal force.

Transitive verb

verb

To come in (to a station, yard). (e.g. of a train)

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"He rolled in five minutes late, without even saying sorry."
"The money keeps on rolling in."
"The clouds rolled in and it soon began to rain."
"The tide rolls in."
"He rolled the red in dead weight, and now he's nicely on the blue."
"As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it."

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

rolling in it

Frequently Paired Words

rolling in it

Antonyms

head out roll out

Questions

What does roll in mean?: To arrive casually at a place.

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