roll around

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roll around

verb rolls around · rolling around · rolled around

  1. intransitive To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body. Pigs like to roll around in the mud.
  2. intransitive To be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mind. I'm going to write a book because I've got all these crazy ideas rolling around in my head.
  3. intransitive, slang To indulge in sexual intercourse (with). I know a girl who's fun to roll around with, but can't have a conversation.

    Similar: bump nasties, have sex, tumble, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations

  4. colloquial, intransitive To laugh very heartily.

    Similar: roll about

  5. intransitive Of a time or event: to come up; to happen. By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend.

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@misc{roll_around_2026,
  title = {roll around},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roll%20around},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}