"fall about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls about [present, singular, third-person], falling about [participle, present], fell about [past], fallen about [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> about}} fall about (third-person singular simple present falls about, present participle falling about, simple past fell about, past participle fallen about)
  1. To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably. Synonyms: fall about the place
    Sense id: en-fall_about-en-verb-p1m4RPK2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fall about meaning in English (1.2kB)

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          "text": "Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing."
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