Definition of eye-rolling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gesturecircular movement of eyes showing exasperation or disbelief

Her eye-rolling was obvious during the boring lecture.

eye movement

Adjective

sarcasticexpressing sarcasm or mockery by rolling eyes

His eye-rolling comment made everyone laugh at the absurdity.

mocking

scornful

annoyingcausing annoyance or frustration

His eye-rolling comments made everyone sigh.

frustrating

irritating

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Examples of eye-rolling in a sentence

The teenager's eye-rolling annoyed her parents during dinner.
Her eye-rolling remark was met with silence.
The eye-rolling tone of his voice was unmistakable.
Her eye-rolling attitude was hard to ignore.
The eye-rolling delays frustrated the passengers.

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French:roulement des yeux, moqueur, ...
German:Augenrollen, augenrollend, ...
Italian:alzare gli occhi al cielo, ironico, ...
Spanish:gesto de rodar los ojos, con los ojos en blanco, ...
Portuguese:revirar os olhos, de revirar os olhos, ...
Chinese:翻白眼, 翻白眼的, ...
Japanese:目を回す, 皮肉な, ...
Arabic:تَدْوِير العَيْنَيْن, ساخِر, ...
Hebrew:גִּלְגּוּל עֵינַיִם, מְלוּוֶה בְּגִלְגּוּל עֵינַיִם, ...
Russian:закатывание глаз, саркастический, ...
Ukrainian:закочування очей, саркастичний, ...
Hindi:झुंझलाहट या अविश्वास में आँखें घुमाना, व्यंग्यात्मक, ...
Bengali:চোখ ঘোরানো, বিদ্রূপাত্মক, ...
Catalan:ganyota d'alçar els ulls, sarcàstic, ...
Czech:obracení očí v sloup, posměšný, ...
Danish:øjenrulning, øjenrullende, ...
Dutch:oogrollen, spottend, ...
Greek:γύρισμα των ματιών, σαρκαστικός, ...
Hungarian:szemforgatás, gúnyos, ...
Khmer:កាយវិការក្រឡេកភ្នែកបង្ហាញការធុញទ្រាន់ ឬមិនជឿ, បញ្ចេញការចំអកដោយក្រឡេកភ្នែក, ...
Korean:눈 굴리기, 눈을 굴리는, ...
Persian:چشم‌چرخاندن, کنایه‌آمیز, ...
Polish:przewracanie oczami, ironiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):rolar de olhos, irônico, ...
Romanian:rostogolirea ochilor, batjocoritor, ...
Swedish:ögonrullning, himmelsk, ...
Thai:การกลอกตา, กลอกตา, ...
Turkish:göz devirmesi, göz deviren, ...
Vietnamese:cái đảo mắt, mỉa mai, ...

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