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fall about

fall about verb: to laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.

Verb

fall about (third-person singular simple present falls about, present participle falling about, simple past fell about, past participle fallen about)

  1. To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
    • Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing.

Synonyms of fall about

Forms of fall about

third-person singular presentfalls about
present participlefalling about
pastfell about
past participlefallen about

Questions about fall about

What does fall about mean?
Fall about means to laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
What part of speech is fall about?
Fall about is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall about?
The past tense of fall about is fell about.

Words near fall about in the dictionary

  1. Falkowskis
  2. falks
  3. Falköping
  4. fall
  5. fall aboard of
  6. fall about
  7. fall about the place
  8. fall among
  9. fall apart
  10. fall armyworm
  11. fall armyworms

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