roll backwards

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

To turn over and over while moving in a backward direction.

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Examples (10)

  • The ball started to roll backwards down the gentle slope.
  • Without the handbrake on, the car began to roll backwards out of the parking space.
  • The child laughed as he learned to roll backwards on the grassy hill.
  • I watched the empty bottle roll backwards to the other end of the train car.
  • If you tilt the ramp too steeply, the marble will roll backwards.
  • He lost his balance and started to roll backwards down the dune.
  • The toy soldier is designed to march forward and then roll backwards.
  • The cylinder, pushed by the wind, began to roll backwards across the pavement.
  • Be careful not to let your office chair roll backwards into the filing cabinet.
  • In gymnastics class, the first skill we learned was how to roll backwards safely.