roll about
phrasal 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.
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View gallery - 3 images We're used to rovers exploring the Moon or Mars to have legs and wheels for moving around, but a team at Texas A&M led by Robert Ambrose wants to go more geometrical with a new mobile robot shaped like a ball for literally rolling about rough terrain.
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New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Active dogs may also need more baths, especially those who love rolling about in mud puddles.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a single marker rolling about the footwell.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
The election of Checker will also finally tamp down a longstanding grievance among fans of early rock ‘n’ roll about his omission.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Flanked by a group of female backup dancers, Doja writhed and waded through a puddle of mud, making out and rolling about with the ladies in one lusty mass.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Fates are decided as soon as the clerk calls the roll about 9 a.m.
—Aidan Gardiner, New York Times, 18 July 2023
By shortening and lengthening the cables that connect its rigid components, the ball bot could then roll about the surface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2013
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New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Active dogs may also need more baths, especially those who love rolling about in mud puddles.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a single marker rolling about the footwell.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
The election of Checker will also finally tamp down a longstanding grievance among fans of early rock ‘n’ roll about his omission.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Flanked by a group of female backup dancers, Doja writhed and waded through a puddle of mud, making out and rolling about with the ladies in one lusty mass.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Fates are decided as soon as the clerk calls the roll about 9 a.m.
—Aidan Gardiner, New York Times, 18 July 2023
By shortening and lengthening the cables that connect its rigid components, the ball bot could then roll about the surface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2013
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“Roll about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20about. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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