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rolling one's r's

rolling one's r's is the present participle and gerund of roll one's r's.

Meaning of roll one's r's

Verb

roll one's r's (third-person singular simple present rolls one's r's, present participle rolling one's r's, simple past and past participle rolled one's r's)

  1. To make an alveolar trill sound for the letter r.
    • Can you roll your r's?

Questions about rolling one's r's

What is rolling one's r's the present participle and gerund of?
Rolling one's r's is the present participle and gerund of roll one's r's.

Words near rolling one's r's in the dictionary

  1. rolling off
  2. rolling off the tongue
  3. rolling on
  4. rolling one's eyes
  5. rolling one's own
  6. rolling one's r's
  7. rolling out
  8. rolling out the red carpet
  9. rolling over
  10. rolling over in one's grave
  11. rolling paper

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