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roll in the aisles

roll in the aisles verb: to laugh uproariously.

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
    • A comedy that this site has been championing since we first got a whiff of it earlier in the year, the film is every bit as politically incorrect as we'd been led to believe, and has many members of the raucous Scottish audience rolling in the aisles.2005 August 23, “Film: Edinburgh - Day Three”, in Time Out New York, retrieved 21 Jan 2010

Synonyms of roll in the aisles

Forms of roll in the aisles

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

Questions about roll in the aisles

What does roll in the aisles mean?
Roll in the aisles means to laugh uproariously.
What part of speech is roll in the aisles?
Roll in the aisles is a verb.
What is the past tense of roll in the aisles?
The past tense of roll in the aisles is rolled in the aisles.

Words near roll in the aisles in the dictionary

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

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