Phrase guide

roll one's eyes

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

As definition 1, but indicating flirtation or desire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, idiomatic

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَدَارَ عَيْنَيْهِ (ʔadāra ʕaynayhi) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Arabic: بَرَمَ عَيْنَيْهِ (barama ʕaynayhi) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼珠一轉 /眼珠一转 (yǎnzhū yīzhuàn) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Chinese Mandarin: 翻白眼 (fānbáiyǎn) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Finnish: pyörittää silmiään — turn one's eyes upwards
  • French: lever les yeux au ciel — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Galician: poñer os ollos en branco — turn one's eyes upwards
  • German: die Augen rollen — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Icelandic: ranghvolfa í sér augunum — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Italian: alzare gli occhi al cielo — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Japanese: ぐりぐりする — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Japanese: グリグリする (guriguri suru) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Japanese: 白目を向く (shirome o muku) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Korean: 눈을 굴리다 (nun-eul gullida) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Māori: whakatīkorokoro — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Polish: przewracać oczami — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Polish: przewrócić oczami — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Portuguese: revirar os olhos — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Russian: зака́тывать глаза́ (zakátyvatʹ glazá) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Russian: закати́ть глаза́ (zakatítʹ glazá) — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Spanish: voltear los ojos — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Spanish: poner los ojos en blanco — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Swedish: himla med ögonen — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Tagalog: tumaray — turn one's eyes upwards
  • Turkish: göz devirmek — turn one's eyes upwards