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Rolling — synonyms, definition

1. rolling (Adjective)

2 synonyms
rolled trilled
1 definition

rolling (Adjective) — Uttered with a trill. ex. "she used rolling r's as in Spanish"

2. rolling (Noun)

4 synonyms
Wheeling peal pealing roll
3 definitions

rolling (Noun) — A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells).

rolling (Noun) — The act of robbing a helpless person. ex. "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"

rolling (Noun) — Propelling something on wheels.

4 types of
actuation propulsion robbery sound

3. rolling (Verb)

24 synonyms
casting drifting flapping hustling plucking rambling ranging revolving roaming rolling out rolling up roving seething straying swanning tramping turning over twining undulating vagabonding • • •
18 definitions

rolling (Verb) — Move by turning over or rotating. ex. "The child rolled down the hill"

rolling (Verb) — Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. ex. "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

rolling (Verb) — Occur in soft rounded shapes. ex. "The hills rolled past"

rolling (Verb) — Flatten or spread with a roller. ex. "roll out the paper"

rolling (Verb) — Emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound. ex. "The thunder rolled" ex. "rolling drums"

rolling (Verb) — Arrange or coil around. ex. "roll your hair around your finger"

rolling (Verb) — Begin operating or running. ex. "The cameras were rolling" ex. "The presses are already rolling"

rolling (Verb) — Shape by rolling. ex. "roll a cigarette"

rolling (Verb) — Execute a roll, in tumbling. ex. "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

rolling (Verb) — Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.

rolling (Verb) — Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. ex. "the waves rolled towards the beach"

rolling (Verb) — Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. ex. "They rolled from town to town"

rolling (Verb) — Move, rock, or sway from side to side. ex. "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

rolling (Verb) — Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis. ex. "She rolled the ball" ex. "They rolled their eyes at his words"

rolling (Verb) — Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/. ex. "She rolls her r's"

rolling (Verb) — Boil vigorously. ex. "The water rolled"

rolling (Verb) — Take the shape of a roll or cylinder. ex. "the carpet rolled out" ex. "Yarn rolls well"

rolling (Verb) — Show certain properties when being rolled. ex. "The carpet rolls unevenly" ex. "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" ex. "The carpet rolls up unevenly"

34 types of
articulating boiling changing changing form changing shape churning deforming displacing enouncing enunciating flattening forming functioning going locomoting moiling moving operating pancaking pronouncing • • •
19 types
balling bowling clewing clueing cogging coiling curling gadding gallivanting jazzing around looping luffing maundering milling reeling rimming spooling transiting trolling
3 see also
roll down roll over roll up