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roll off the tongue

roll off the tongue verb: to proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, usually, speech) To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.
    • "Coddling criminals"—the alliteration makes it roll pleasantly off the tongue!1914, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 5, in The Subterranean Brotherhood
    • [H]e repeated under his breath: "The Rock of Chickamauga! The Rock of Chickamauga!" It rolled resoundingly off the tongue, and he liked it.1915, Joseph A. Altsheler, chapter 14, in The Rock of Chickamauga

roll off the tongue meaning in Bengali

roll off the tongue in Bengali

সাবলীল

Forms of roll off the tongue

third-person singular presentrolls off the tongue
present participlerolling off the tongue
past participlerolled off the tongue
pastrolled off the tongue
alternative formroll off one's tongue
alternative formroll from the tongue
alternative formroll from one's tongue
alternative formrun from the tongue
alternative formrun off the tongue
alternative formtrip from the tongue
alternative formtrip off the tongue

Questions about roll off the tongue

What does roll off the tongue mean?
Roll off the tongue means to proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.
What is roll off the tongue in Bengali?
Roll off the tongue in Bengali is সাবলীল. See Roll off the tongue meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is roll off the tongue?
Roll off the tongue is a verb.
What is the past tense of roll off the tongue?
The past tense of roll off the tongue is rolled off the tongue.

Words near roll off the tongue in the dictionary

  1. roll of honour
  2. roll of snow
  3. roll of the dice
  4. roll off
  5. roll off one's tongue
  6. roll off the tongue
  7. roll on
  8. roll one's eyes
  9. roll one's own
  10. roll one's r's
  11. roll one's wheels

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