rolled
verb
Form of roll , past tense of roll.
Simple meaning
Move by turning over or rotating.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rohldIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹoʊld
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of roll
Move by turning over or rotating
“The child rolled down the hill.”
past tense of rollergative
To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
past tense of rollergative
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
past tense of roll
To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Move by turning over or rotating
Used this way, rolled is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The child rolled down the hill.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The child rolled down the hill.”verb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Move by turning over or rotating.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A grounder that rolls along the infield.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Biscuit made from dough rolled and cut.
Meal made from rolled or ground oats.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application.
Steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars.
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