roll

Roget category 407

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#407. [Repeated and protracted sounds.] Roll

noun

roll etc. v. — drumming etc. v. — berloque^†, bombination^†, rumbling — tattoo, drumroll — dingdong — tantara^† — rataplan^† — whirr — ratatat, ratatat-tat — rubadub — pitapat — quaver, clutter, charivari^†, racket — cuckoo — repetition etc. 104 — peal of bells, devil's tattoo — reverberation etc. 408.
[sound of railroad train rolling on rails] clickety-clack.
hum, purr.
[animals that hum] hummingbird.
[animals that purr] cat, kitten (animal sounds) 412.

verb

roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack — bombinate^†.
hum, trill, shake — chime, peal, toll — tick, beat.
drum in the ear, din in the ear.

adjective

rolling etc. v. — monotonous etc. (repeated) 104 — like a bee in a bottle.

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