eye roll

[ ahy-rohl ]

/ ˈaɪ ˌroʊl /

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noun

a gesture of turning one’s eyes upward or moving them in a circle, especially as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, impatience, or disdain:Thirteen seems to be the age at which a person perfects the eye roll.The team's players and their fans say they aren’t being respected, a statement that draws both nods of confirmation and eye rolls.

interjection

(used to express disbelief, annoyance, impatience, or disdain, especially online): It's so hard being ultra wealthy (eye roll).

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Sometimes eye-roll, eye·roll .

Origin of eye roll

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby eye roll

eyepit, eye point, eye-popper, eye-popping, eye rhyme, eye roll, eyes, eyeservice, eyes front, eyeshade, eye shadow

How to use eye roll in a sentence

I think 2014 was my big rock and roll year, and 2015 is gonna be a really good year to hang around the house.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This attack, coming just days after the PlayStation DDoS, was certainly an eye-opener.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ragtime, blues, country, jazz, soul, and rock and roll were all pioneered or inspired by black artists.
The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea|Amy Zimmerman|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
As his eye became accustomed to the gloom, David Arden saw traces of gilding on the walls.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various