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rolling around

rolling around is the present participle and gerund of roll around.

Meaning of roll around

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
    • Pigs like to roll around in the mud.
  2. (intransitive) To be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mind.
    • I'm going to write a book because I've got all these crazy ideas rolling around in my head.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To indulge in sexual intercourse (with).
    • I know a girl who's fun to roll around with, but can't have a conversation.
  4. (colloquial, intransitive) To laugh very heartily.
    Synonyms:
    roll about
  5. (intransitive) Of a time or event: to come up; to happen.
    • By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend.

Questions about rolling around

What is rolling around the present participle and gerund of?
Rolling around is the present participle and gerund of roll around.

Words near rolling around in the dictionary

  1. Rollin film
  2. Rollin films
  3. rollin'
  4. rolling
  5. rolling about
  6. rolling around
  7. rolling average
  8. rolling away
  9. rolling back
  10. rolling back the years
  11. rolling backup

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