roll down
phrasal verb
rolled down; rolling down; rolls down
1
: to move (something) down especially by turning a handle
She rolled down the car window.
2
: to unfold the edge of (something, such as a shirt sleeve or pants leg) to make it longer
He rolled down his sleeves.
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The driver rolled down the window.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
In the moments that followed, tears rolled down my face.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
And after learning the hard way that the window down creates a barking fit, Kristina kept the child lock on to stop the window from rolling down.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
In the moments that followed, tears rolled down my face.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
And after learning the hard way that the window down creates a barking fit, Kristina kept the child lock on to stop the window from rolling down.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll down
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“Roll down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20down. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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