roll off the tongue
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.
Example Sentences
- ""Coddling criminals"—the alliteration makes it roll pleasantly off the tongue!"
- "[H]e repeated under his breath: "The Rock of Chickamauga! The Rock of Chickamauga!" It rolled resoundingly off the tongue, and he liked it."
- "Pilobolus is a word so fine and fat as it rolls off the tongue that, like a kitten or a May morning, it needs no meaning."
- "Oh, the rhythm of my heart / Is beatin' like a drum / With the words "I love you" / Rolling off my tongue"
- "I'm a fan of Aaron Sorkin. . . . I just like the way his dialogue rolls off the tongue. I like to hear people say the words he writes."
Inflected Forms
rolls off the tongue (present, singular)
rolling off the tongue (participle, present)
rolled off the tongue (participle, past)
rolled off the tongue (past)
roll off one's tongue (alternative)
roll from the tongue (alternative)
roll from one's tongue (alternative)
run from the tongue (alternative)
run off the tongue (alternative)
trip from the tongue (alternative)
trip off the tongue (alternative)