rolling

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/ˈɹəʊlɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.“To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.”
To turn over and over.“The child will roll on the floor.”
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.“To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.”

noun

The act by which something is rolled.

adjective

Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
Staggered in time and space; used with blackout, brownout, introduction.
Moving by turning over and over on an axis.
Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).

Related words

Synonyms

spinning tumbling chequerwise spaced out billowing reverberant wheeling peal ringing pealing moving resonant resounding reverberative pronounceable resonating reverberating trilled

Associated

stones jagger stone stock dice thunder pitchfork greatest hills mick richards beatles

Rhymes

consoling strolling yowling controlling cajoling extolling tolling growling polling patrolling

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