Standard Lemma guide

rolling

adj · name · noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.lɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈɹol.ɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊlɪŋ
  • homophone: Rowling
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Staggered in time and space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • on a rolling basis
  • a 90-day rolling business plan
  • rolling blackouts or brownouts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Making a continuous sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Ellipsis of rolling in it (“very wealthy”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang

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7

adj

Meaning 7

having sloping edges that make the skin appear wavy and uneven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: atrophic scar

8

adj

Meaning 8

Under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy and molly).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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9

name

Meaning 9

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

noun

Meaning 10

The act by which something is rolled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

noun

Meaning 11

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flyheccing

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

present participle and gerund of roll

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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13

adjective satellite

Meaning 13

uttered with a trill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she used rolling r's as in Spanish

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rolled, trilled

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

propelling something on wheels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wheeling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: propulsion, actuation

15

noun

Meaning 15

the act of robbing a helpless person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was charged with rolling drunks in the park

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: robbery

16

noun

Meaning 16

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peal, pealing, roll

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, roll + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: търкалящ се (tǎrkaljašt se) — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Italian: rotolamento — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Māori: takahurihuri — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Spanish: rolar — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Spanish: rolante — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Spanish: rodante — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Spanish: rodador — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Spanish: rodadero — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Spanish: rodadizo — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Swedish: rulla — moving by turning over repeatedly
  • Bulgarian: хълмист (hǎlmist) — undulating of the landscape
  • Finnish: kumpuileva — undulating of the landscape
  • Māori: tāwakawaka — undulating of the landscape
  • Māori: pūwakawaka — undulating of the landscape
  • Māori: pukepuke — undulating of the landscape
  • Spanish: rodadura — Translations
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