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rolls around

rolls around is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rolls around

What is rolls around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rolls around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roll around.

Words near rolls around in the dictionary

  1. rollovers
  2. Rollright
  3. rollrim
  4. rolls
  5. rolls about
  6. rolls around
  7. rolls away
  8. rolls back
  9. rolls back the years
  10. rolls coal
  11. rolls deep

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