Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall about

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: fal-l about
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.

Example Sentences

"Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing."

Inflected Forms

falls about (present, singular) falling about (participle, present) fell about (past) fallen about (participle, past)

Synonyms

fall about the place

Questions

What does fall about mean?: To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.

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