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roll in the aisle

roll in the aisle is the alternative form of roll in the aisles.

Meaning of roll in the aisles

Verb

roll in the aisles (third-person singular simple present rolls in the aisles, present participle rolling in the aisles, simple past and past participle rolled in the aisles)

  1. (idiomatic) To laugh uproariously.
    • Theatregoers may not roll in the aisles when lanky Ray Bolger impersonates a window dresser retiring for the night. . . . But plenty of people will be amused by Cartoonist Robert Wildhack.1934 September 10, “Theatre: New Play in Manhattan”, in Time

Forms of roll in the aisle

third-person singular presentrolls in the aisle
present participlerolling in the aisle
past participlerolled in the aisle
pastrolled in the aisle

Questions about roll in the aisle

What is roll in the aisle the alternative form of?
Roll in the aisle is the alternative form of roll in the aisles.

Words near roll in the aisle in the dictionary

  1. roll hoops
  2. roll in
  3. roll in dough
  4. roll in money
  5. roll in one's grave
  6. roll in the aisle
  7. roll in the aisles
  8. roll in the hay
  9. roll in wealth
  10. roll latten
  11. roll mat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: roll in the aisle (page history and authors); roll in the aisles (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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