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rolling^¹

/ˈɹəʊ.lɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɹol.ɪŋ/ US

Sounds like Rowling · Rhymes with -əʊlɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, roll + -ing.

adjective more rolling · most rolling

colloquial Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
Similar: drunk
Staggered in time and space. on a rolling basis
Similar: spaced out, chequerwise
Moving by turning over and over about an axis. The rolling mist came down and hid the land: / And never home came she.
Similar: spinning, tumbling
Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape). From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.
Making a continuous sound.
abbreviation, ellipsis, slang Ellipsis of rolling in it (“very wealthy”). Why one man who used to take me out, who was absolutely rolling, never tipped anyone.
of an acne scar having sloping edges that make the skin appear wavy and uneven.
slang Under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy and molly).

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of roll
Similar: rowling

noun rollings

The act by which something is rolled. Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle and prevents the butter from becoming too soft.
A technique in which players rhythmically tap the underside of the controller with one hand while holding the thumb of the other on the d-pad so as to perform several button presses a second.
Similar: flyheccing

Rolling^²

proper noun Rollings

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: billowing, tumbling, reverberant, wheeling, peal, ringing, pealing, moving, resonant, resounding, reverberative, pronounceable, resonating, reverberating, trilled, wet

Translations

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adj moving by turning over repeatedly

Español	rolar, rolante, rodante, rodador, rodadero, rodadizo
Italiano	rotolamento

noun Translations

Español	rodadura

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@misc{rolling_2026,
  title = {rolling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rolling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}