fall about

fall a·bout

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl uh-bout]
- /fɔl əˈbaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl uh-bout]
- /fɔl əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of fall about words

phrasal verb fall about If you say that people are falling about, you mean that they are laughing a lot about something. 0
verb fall about to laugh in an uncontrolled manner 0
verb fall about To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably. 0

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Parts of speech for Fall about

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fall about

fall about popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for fall about

verb fall about

guffaw — a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
laugh — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.

All 2 Synonyms of fall about

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