roll about

verb

rolled about; rolling about; rolls about

British, informal

: to arrive or happen again

We'll be better prepared the next time the elections roll about.

Examples of roll about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Firefighters located the vehicle, which had rolled about 120 yards off the road and down a hill. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

At the same time, the bull directs a spray of urine onto the underside of his neck and then rolls about in the wallow after it is dug, continuing to urinate in the wallow. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

The vehicle rolled about 500 feet down the mountainside after slipping on a curve while returning from Manakamana Temple. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026

In one incident, a 39-year-old man suffered a severe leg injury after crashing and rolling about 30 feet down an embankment. — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for roll about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout