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rolling

/ˈɹol.ɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Rolling means: uttered with a trill.

Synonyms for rolling14

noun, as in a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

peal, pealing, roll

noun, as in propelling something on wheels

wheeling

adjective, as in uttered with a trill

rolled, trilled, pronounceable

also used for rolling

drunk, spaced out, chequerwise, spinning, tumbling, rowling, flyheccing

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What does rolling mean?4

adjective

1

uttered with a trill“she used rolling r's as in Spanish”

noun

1

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

2

propelling something on wheels

3

the act of robbing a helpless person“he was charged with rolling drunks in the park”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rolling?9

two syllables

bowlingpollingscrollingtrollingstrollinggrowling

three syllables

controllingpatrollingenrolling
Show 40 near rhymes
goingpostedgrowingholdingshowingknowinghopingvotedvotingsmokingclothingclosingthrowingpostingcoachingpromotingcoacheshostedloadedquotedblowingdevotedfloatingapproachinghostingpromotedloadingcolinjokingopposingflowingrosesholdingsnotingexplosiveclosesmotiveautomotiveheroicowning

Rolling in a sentence

  • Behind every great man, there's a woman rolling her eyes.Waldelfe
  • To bake a cake, you don't need a rolling pin.mervert1
  • If our grandfather saw this, he'd be rolling in his grave.DJ_Saidez
  • Leon spent hours rolling around in his bed, trying to get comfortable.Amastan
  • In physics, static friction, sliding friction and rolling friction are distinguished from each other..AlanF_US
  • A railway museum exhibits a collection of steam locomotives, associated equipment and rolling stock.CM
  • Let's start the ball rolling by introducing ourselves.CM
  • Donald's friends were rolling on the floor from laughter.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rolling

as a noun

plural
rollings