Roll and Urge

Roll

Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.

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Urge and roll are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Urge" instead a verb "Roll".

Nearby Words: rolled, rolling, roller, rollback, rollover

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Roll and urge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Roll" instead a verb "Urge".

Nearby Words: urged, urging

high	high roll	high urge
long	long roll	long urge
complete	complete roll	complete urge
regular	regular roll	regular urge
Other adjectives: real, big, hidden, ending, occasional, giant.

Every second when dealing with the band, she's barely repressing the urge to roll her eyes.

Source: Film / This Is Spinal Tap
Named for a common Tabletop Game term originating in Dungeons & Dragons; a "saving throw" is a die roll representing, say, a hero's attempt to catch themselves when falling off a cliff, or the Deadpan Snarker's attempt to resist the urge to taunt Cthulhu.

Source: Author's Saving Throw

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