rolls 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of roll
1
as in rounds
to form into a round compact mass rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it

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2
as in rumbles
to make a low heavy rolling sound thunder rolling in the distance

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3
as in rocks
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge

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4
as in turns
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it

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5
as in flows
to move in a stream just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by

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6
as in rotates
to move in circles around an axis or center rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up

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7
as in glides
to move or proceed smoothly and readily once we started rolling, everything went perfectly

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rolls

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of roll
as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system called the roll of people supposed to be in the class

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rolls

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of roll
as in rotations
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the squirrel did a quick roll and vanished up a tree

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Recent Examples of rolls
Verb
The Baby Duramax Of the engines offered in the updated Silverado, this is the one that rolls into 2027 with the fewest changes. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026 Michael rolls with his partner’s punches, seeing it as ordinary courtroom tussling. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 Clayface rolls into the box office fray but faces competition from the second weekend of You Can See Everything as the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary expands. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026 Stock up and make these kathi rolls with Trader Joe’s flour tortillas. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 From there, the train rolls west through Sedalia, Warrensburg, and Lee’s Summit. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026 Customers can do the treatment fully clothed as the water rolls under them, powered by a series of hydro-jets. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Every time a new Ford truck rolls off a Michigan assembly line by the end of 2027, it will have been built entirely on sunshine and wind. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Gertrude’s, down the street, is a playful bistro with duck pastrami and challah-bread Parker House rolls. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
On the waterfront at the Mooloolaba Spit, Fish House Steak & Grill jazzes up lobster rolls with a sunshiny yuzu emulsion. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026 And since summer, the administration has touted what turned out to be grossly inflated numbers of noncitizens on state voter rolls. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 13 Nov. 2026 Like our icebox dinner rolls, these yeast rolls will always be a Thanksgiving staple in the South. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2026 Some voters were improperly kicked off the voting rolls because of address mistakes contained in voter information Watson had purchased from the Experian credit rating agency, the news site Mississippi Today reported Friday. — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026 Returning favorites include Parker House pull-apart rolls, cranberry walnut bread, chocolate cream pie, and pumpkin pie. — Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026 Even so, the administration quickly pivoted, filing a brief in a related case that also made claims that California’s voter rolls contained noncitizens who voted illegally. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Counties' use of data from credit-reporting company Experian to clear out voter rolls—authorized by Mississippi's Secretary of State Office—has come under scrutiny as officials process thousands of affidavit ballots. — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 Large businesses added 24,000, while small firms increased rolls by 28,000. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolls
  1. rounds
  2. rumbles
  3. rocks
  4. turns
  5. flows
  6. rotates
  7. glides
  8. lists
Verb
  • Nina Mae Vidal Howard rounds out the family as Lola Corazon, the grandmother who appears to Jomar in several dreams to offer sage advice.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Unblock Screen rounds things out with a linoleic acid derivative to balance sebum production, redness-soothing willowherb extract to calm inflammation, and hydrating Pentavitin to keep the skin barrier happy—minus the extra slick, of course.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of rounds
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  • Boone rumbles into the end zone for the first time in a 5-yard run by Max Edmunds.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The accusation rumbles, then explodes locally, drawing in authorities and prompting an investigation.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of rumbles
Verb
  • The stuff that works here manages to blast past personal malaise with music that rocks.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Trike2 rocks an 840-Wh battery, for up to 70 miles (113 km) of range.
    — Loz Blain October 26, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rocks
Verb
  • For example, Blue Eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana ‘Glauca’) is a narrow, upright, columnar evergreen tree that grows 20 to 25 feet high and 8 to 10 feet wide, with silver-blue spring foliage that turns blue-green in summer.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Sometimes the coral turns colorfully fluorescent before bleaching.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of turns
Verb
  • Upward pressure on operational expenses, such as landing fees, gate rentals, and baggage handling charges, frequently flows into passenger ticket pricing.
    — Chase Jordan Updated November 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Crude oil flows through the key Strait of Hormuz waterway have largely recovered.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of flows
Verb
  • Glenn rotates pass rushers, and nine different Jets have a sack, as New York is tied for fifth with 17 sacks as a team.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s latest hardware, called Helios, rotates the ions around a ring, selectively shifting the appropriate ones into one of two arms where measurements and operations of the ions’ quantum states can be performed using lasers.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rotates
Verb
  • The aircraft glides on its long wings while the coasting propeller turns the motor into a generator, feeding about 9 kW back to the battery.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
  • When my skin is this smooth and even-toned, my makeup glides without a hitch, without a pill or skip in sight.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of glides
Noun
  • With the whole world at our fingertips, these are the 27 places topping our lists for the year to come.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • That includes a new app set to launch in January in which conservative voters can nudge people in their contact lists to vote through one-on-one conversations.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of lists

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“Rolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolls. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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