"rolf" meaning in English

See rolf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rolfs [present, singular, third-person], rolfing [participle, present], rolfed [participle, past], rolfed [past]
Etymology: From Ida Pauline Rolf. Head templates: {{en-verb}} rolf (third-person singular simple present rolfs, present participle rolfing, simple past and past participle rolfed)
  1. (transitive) To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. Wikipedia link: Rolfing Tags: transitive Synonyms: Rolf

Inflected forms

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