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rolling definition

roll·ing (rōl′iŋ)

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

the action, motion, or sound of something that rolls or is rolled

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rolling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • start: The Royal Ascot jackpot win started the ball rolling.

Adjective modifier

  • cold: The first, on friction in cold metal rolling, is in collaboration with Alcan International, Cegelec.

Modifies a noun

  • hill: Is Bristol, set among the rolling green hills of the west, really the most polluted city in the UK?

Modifying Another Word

  • gently: In the gently rolling hills of south west Suffolk, tiny villages sleep the sleep of the quietly forgotten.

Noun used with modifier

  • ball: To get the ball rolling, the company is looking to recruit 12 parents to join the group.

Preposition: of

  • ship: Dozens of empty bottles clinked together in corners to the rolling of the ship.
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Faster and faster it rolled, with me running after it bent low, gritting my teeth, and I found myself doubled over and rolling down the street head over heels, one complete somersault after another like a bagel and strangely happy with myself.

-Ignatow, David

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