roll one's eyes
roll one's eyes verb: to deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.
Verb
roll one's eyes (third-person singular simple present rolls one's eyes, present participle rolling one's eyes, simple past and past participle rolled one's eyes)
- To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.
- […]when these three men looked at the porter, they saw that he was intoxicated; and, observing him narrowly, they thought that he was one of their own class, and said, He is a mendicant like ourselves, and will amuse us by his conversation:—but the porter, hearing what they said, arose, and rolled...1859, Edward William Lane, Edward Stanley Poole, The Thousand and One Nights
- Woebot was full of tasks and tricks — little mental health hacks — which at first made me roll my eyes. One day Woebot asked me to press an ice cube to my forehead, to feel the sensation as a way of better connecting with my body.2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times
- As definition 1, but indicating flirtation or desire.
roll one's eyes meaning in Tagalog and Arabic
roll one's eyes in Tagalog
- turn one's eyes upwards
- tumaray
roll one's eyes in Arabic
- turn one's eyes upwards
- أَدَارَ عَيْنَيْهِ ʔadāra ʕaynayhi, بَرَمَ عَيْنَيْهِ barama ʕaynayhi
Forms of roll one's eyes
| third-person singular present | rolls one's eyes |
|---|---|
| present participle | rolling one's eyes |
| past participle | rolled one's eyes |
| past | rolled one's eyes |
Questions about roll one's eyes
- What does roll one's eyes mean?
- Roll one's eyes means to deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.
- What is roll one's eyes in Tagalog?
- Roll one's eyes in Tagalog is tumaray. See Roll one's eyes meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is roll one's eyes?
- Roll one's eyes is a verb.
- What is the past tense of roll one's eyes?
- The past tense of roll one's eyes is rolled one's eyes.
Words near roll one's eyes in the dictionary
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