rolling
the action, motion, or sound of anything that rolls.
moving by revolving or turning over and over.
rising and falling in gentle slopes, as land: rolling hills.
moving in undulating billows, as clouds or waves: Jessica felt a peace steal over her as she watched the rolling waves.
rocking or swaying from side to side: The rolling movement of the train car lulled most of the passengers to sleep.
turning or folding over, as a collar.
producing a deep, continuous sound: rolling thunder.
steadily moving onward in a series of stages: a rolling program of renovations.
Idioms about rolling
rolling in (something), luxuriating or abounding in (something, especially money): As a nonprofit, the Tandy Academy of Music is not exactly rolling in cash.
rolling (in the aisles), (of an audience or audience member) convulsed with laughter: Arden had her audience in tears with one song, then rolling in the aisles with her humor.: Also in the aisles .
Origin of rolling
1Other words from rolling
- roll·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby rolling
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How to use rolling in a sentence
For irregular items, sets of shoes and toys, or odds and ends, this rolling underbed cart from Whitmor is a good alternative to traditional under bed enclosures.
Last month, the state’s main grid operator ordered a series of rolling blackouts, California’s first unplanned outages in nearly two decades, as millions of air conditioners strained to keep up with blistering heat waves.
The rolling blackouts offered just a small hint of what’s likely to come in California and far beyond.
Air conditioning technology is the great missed opportunity in the fight against climate change | James Temple | September 1, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewCanoo has said this is intended to leverage the future potential of autonomous driving, and some of Canoo’s concept art shows the vehicle converted into something akin to a rolling lounge—with no driver.
Electric-vehicle startup Canoo to go public, joining the wave of companies chasing Tesla’s success | dzanemorris | August 18, 2020 | FortuneThey could hear the noise of her pulling the rolling office chair up to the desk, and trying to climb up on the chair.
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | January 9, 2020 | Freakonomics
“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
Mullins quotes Stewart from an interview with rolling Stone.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown | Lloyd Grove | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the same house where rolling Stone's Jackie says she was.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut after rolling Stone's rape story debacle, how much momentum does the call to ban fraternities have left?
Imagine driving through the Scottish countryside, rolling through a vast landscape of green hills and cloudy skies.
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenThe first steam rolling mill, with the exception of the one at Soho, was put up at Bradley ironworks.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe face of the country through this part of Ireland is moderately rolling, though some fair hills appear in the distance.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyFrom the 5th to the 10th of July, we had continued stormy and cold weather, with a heavy sea, and great rolling of the ship.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferLike me, he entered railway life in 1867; but, p. 69unlike me, has not been a rolling stone.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for rolling
/ (ˈrəʊlɪŋ) /
having gentle rising and falling slopes; undulating: rolling country
progressing or spreading by stages or by occurrences in different places in succession, with continued or increasing effectiveness: three weeks of rolling strikes disrupted schools
subject to regular review and updating: a rolling plan for overseas development
deeply resounding; reverberating: rolling thunder
slang extremely rich
that may be turned up or down: a rolling hat brim
slang swaying or staggering (in the phrase rolling drunk)
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