noun
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
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noun
the act of robbing a helpless person
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- he was charged with rolling drunks in the park
noun
propelling something on wheels
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adjective
uttered with a trill
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- she used rolling r's as in Spanish
verb
move by turning over or rotating
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- The child rolled down the hill
- turn over on your left side
verb
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
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- The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
verb
occur in soft rounded shapes
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- The hills rolled past
verb
flatten or spread with a roller
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- roll out the paper
verb
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
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- The thunder rolled
- rolling drums
verb
arrange or or coil around
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- roll your hair around your finger
- Twine the thread around the spool
- She wrapped her arms around the child
verb
begin operating or running
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- The cameras were rolling
- The presses are already rolling
verb
shape by rolling
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- roll a cigarette
verb
execute a roll, in tumbling
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- The gymnasts rolled and jumped
verb
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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verb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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- The gypsies roamed the woods
- roving vagabonds
- the wandering Jew
- The cattle roam across the prairie
- the laborers drift from one town to the next
- They rolled from town to town
verb
move, rock, or sway from side to side
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- The ship rolled on the heavy seas
verb
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
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- She rolled the ball
- They rolled their eyes at his words
verb
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
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- She rolls her r's
verb
boil vigorously
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- The liquid was seething
- The water rolled
verb
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
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- the carpet rolled out
- Yarn rolls well
verb
show certain properties when being rolled
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- The carpet rolls unevenly
- dried-out tobacco rolls badly