eye roll
Speech parts
1. eye roll - Noun
2. eye roll - Verb
Meaning
eye roll (plural eye rolls)
Alternative form of eye-roll
eye roll (third-person singular simple present eye rolls, present participle eye rolling, simple past and past participle eye rolled)
Alternative form of eye-roll
eye-roll (plural eye-rolls)
The circular movement of one's eyes, usually suggesting feelings of exasperation, disbelief or frustration.
eye-roll (third-person singular simple present eye-rolls, present participle eye-rolling, simple past and past participle eye-rolled)
(rare) To perform an eye-roll, or to express exasperation, disbelief or frustration through an eye-roll.
Alternative names
eye-roll
Synonyms
Examples
Ask any boxer or trainer about the mythical pound-for-pound rankings and you’ll usually get one of two responses: a smirk or a massive eye-roll.
Even though I'm sure this is partly eye-roll inducing, since it's probably something your mother tells you to do, sometimes mama is definitely right.
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, no one would insist that a specific university impacted the very essence of who you are without provoking an eye-roll or a laugh, unless you go to Oxford or Cambridge or some other very posh uni.
She continually puts herself in dangerous situations (in what world did she really believe the Cullens wouldn’t follow her and avenge her death in Phoenix, eye-roll) and she’s downright terrible to Jacob (Team Edward for life, but Jacob deserved better).
It's eye-roll worthy, but does sometimes make me feel a bit better on a stressful day.