roll about
A2 neutral intransitive
In simple words
To move around by rolling, or to laugh so hard you can't stay still.
Literal meaning: To roll in various directions around an area — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To move around by rolling in different directions, without a specific destination.
"The puppies were rolling about on the lawn, playing with each other."
2 B1
idiomatic
informal
To laugh so hard that you cannot stay still, often rolling or writhing with laughter.
"His impression of the teacher had the whole class rolling about in the aisles."
Usage notes
Primarily British English. The laughter sense ('rolling about laughing') is very common in British speech. The physical sense is often used for animals, children, or round objects moving without direction.
Commonly used with
floor ground laughter laughing bed grass
Forms
Base
roll about
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rolls about
he/she/it
Past simple
rolled about
yesterday
Past participle
rolled about
have + pp
-ing form
rolling about
continuous
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