rolling

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of roll. Use this form for something happening right now.

   The ball is rolling slowly down the hill.

   The children were rolling in the grass all afternoon.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Moving along by turning over and over around a center line.

   Like a log going down a hill, turning over and over.

   The rolling ball knocked over all the cups.

   Kids chased the rolling marble across the floor.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having gentle hills and slopes, like soft waves of land.

   Like a blanket with soft bumps that go up and down a little.

   We drove for hours through rolling hills covered in green grass.

   The farmhouse sat among rolling fields of wheat.

   Similarundulating, hilly, wavy

   Oppositeflat, level

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4. 4
   adjective

   Happening in stages over time and place instead of all at once.

   Like a wave moving down a line of people, reaching each one a moment later.

   The city used rolling blackouts to save power during the heat wave.

   They worked on a rolling schedule, fixing one street at a time.

   Similarstaggered, phased, continuous, ongoing

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   The action of turning something over or moving it along a surface.

   Like one turn of a wheel that moves it forward a step.

   A quick rolling of the dice decided the winner.

   The rolling of the dough took only a minute.

   Similarturning, tumbling, rotation

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6. 6
   adjective

   Making a long, deep, continuous sound.

   Like the long, low sound of thunder that goes on and on.

   We heard rolling thunder far off in the distance.

   The rolling drums filled the whole hall.

   Similarrumbling, booming, resounding

7. 7
   adjectiveslangabbreviationellipsis

   Short for rolling in it: having lots of money. Used in casual talk.

   Ever since he sold the company, he's been rolling.

   Their neighbors are rolling, with three new cars in the driveway.

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8. 8
   adjectivecolloquial

   So drunk that you can barely stand or walk straight.

   Like someone swaying back and forth, unable to walk in a straight line.

   By midnight he was rolling and could hardly walk to the car.

   They came home rolling after the wedding party.

   Similardrunk, plastered, hammered, legless, smashed

   Oppositesober

9. 9
   adjective

   Having sloping edges that make the skin look wavy and uneven.

   Like a soft dip in the ground, with no sharp edges.

   The acne left rolling scars across her cheeks.

   Treatment can smooth out rolling scars over many months.

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10. 10
    noununcountable

    A way of pressing a game button very fast by tapping the back of the controller.

    Like drumming your fingers quickly, but on the back of a game controller.

    He used rolling to fire shots faster than anyone else in the room.

    Rolling lets you press the button many times a second.

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