roll about in English

Forms: rolls about [present, singular, third-person], rolling about [participle, present], rolled about [participle, past], rolled about [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} roll about (third-person singular simple present rolls about, present participle rolling about, simple past and past participle rolled about)

Inflected forms

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        "To laugh very heartily."
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        "(intransitive, colloquial) To laugh very heartily."
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    {
      "form": "rolls about",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rolled about",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rolled about",
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        "To laugh very heartily."
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        "(intransitive, colloquial) To laugh very heartily."
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"roll about" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms