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Rolling
see synonyms of rollingNoun
2. rolling
the act of robbing a helpless person
Example Sentences:'he was charged with rolling drunks in the park'
Adjective
uttered with a trill
Example Sentences:'she used rolling r's as in Spanish'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Rolling
see synonyms of rollingadjective
1.
having gentle rising and falling slopes; undulating
rolling country
2.
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
3.
subject to regular review and updating
a rolling plan for overseas development
4.
deeply resounding; reverberating
rolling thunder
5. slang
extremely rich
6.
that may be turned up or down
a rolling hat brim
adverb
7. slang
swaying or staggering (in the phrase rolling drunk)
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Rolling
see synonyms of rolling adjective
1.
that rolls (in various senses); specif., rotating or revolving, recurring, swaying, surging, resounding, trilling, etc.
2.
having or forming curves or waves
rolling hills
noun
3.
the action, motion, or sound of something that rolls or is rolled
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Rolling
see synonyms of rollingv. rolled, roll·ing, rolls
v.intr.
1. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
2. To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers: rolled down the sidewalk on their scooters.
3. To travel around; wander: roll from town to town.
4.
a. To travel or be carried in a vehicle.
b. To be carried on a stream: The logs rolled down the cascading river.
5.
a. To start to move or operate: The press wouldn't roll.
b. To work or succeed in a sustained way; gain momentum: The political campaign finally began to roll.
6. To go by; elapse: The days rolled along.
7. To recur. Often used with around: Summer has rolled around again.
8. To move in a periodic revolution, as a planet in its orbit.
9. To turn over and over: The puppy rolled in the mud.
10. To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually: The child's eyes rolled with fright.
11. To turn around or revolve on an axis.
12. To move or advance with a rising and falling motion; undulate: The waves rolled toward shore.
13. To extend or appear to extend in gentle rises and falls: The dunes roll to the sea.
14. To move or rock from side to side: The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas.
15. To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion.
16. Slang To experience periodic rushes after taking an intoxicating drug, especially MDMA.
17. To take the shape of a ball or cylinder: Yarn rolls easily.
18. To become flattened by pressure applied by a roller.
19. To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound: Thunder rolled in the distance.
20. To make a sustained trilling sound, as certain birds do.
21. To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.
22. To pour, flow, or move in a continual stream: tourists rolling into the city.
23. To enjoy ample amounts: rolled in the money.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
2. To move or push along on wheels or rollers: rolled the plane out of the hangar.
3. To impel or send onward in a steady, swelling motion: The sea rolls its waves onto the sand.
4. To impart a swaying, rocking motion to: Heavy seas rolled the ship.
5. To turn around or partly turn around; rotate: rolled his head toward the door.
6. To cause to begin moving or operating: roll the cameras; roll the presses.
7. To extend or lay out: rolled out a long rope.
8. To pronounce or utter with a trill: You must roll your r's in Spanish.
9. To utter or emit in full, swelling tones.
10. To beat (a drum) with a continuous series of short blows.
11. To wrap (something) round and round upon itself or around something else. Often used with up: roll up a poster.
12.
a. To envelop or enfold in a covering: roll dirty laundry in a sheet.
b. To make by shaping into a ball or cylinder: roll a cigarette.
13. To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller: roll pastry dough.
14. Printing To apply ink to (type) with a roller or rollers.
15. Games To throw (dice), as in craps.
16. Slang To rob (a drunken, sleeping, or otherwise helpless person).
n.
1. The act or an instance of rolling.
2. Something rolled up: a roll of tape.
3. A quantity, as of cloth or wallpaper, rolled into a cylinder and often considered as a unit of measure.
4. A piece of parchment or paper that may be or is rolled up; a scroll.
5. A register or a catalogue.
6. A list of names of persons belonging to a group.
7. A mass in cylindrical or rounded form: a roll of tobacco.
8.
a. A small loaf of bread, portioned for one individual and often served as a side dish or appetizer or used to make a sandwich.
b. A portion of food wrapped around a filling: cinnamon roll; sushi roll.
9. A rolling, swaying, or rocking motion.
10. A gentle swell or undulation of a surface: the roll of the plains.
11. A deep reverberation or rumble: the roll of thunder.
12. A rapid succession of short sounds: the roll of a drum.
13. A trill: the roll of his r's.
14. A resonant, rhythmical flow of words.
15. A roller, especially a cylinder on which to roll something up or with which to flatten something.
16.
a. An amount of rotation around a longitudinal axis, as of an aircraft or boat.
b. A maneuver in which an airplane makes a single complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude.
17. Slang Money, especially a wad of paper money.
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