rolling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
   peal; pealing; roll.
   
2. noun the act of robbing a helpless person
   
   • he was charged with rolling drunks in the park
3. noun propelling something on wheels
   wheeling.
   
4. verb move by turning over or rotating
   roll; turn over.
   
   • The child rolled down the hill
   • turn over on your left side
5. verb move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
   wheel; roll.
   
   • The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
6. verb occur in soft rounded shapes
   undulate; roll.
   
   • The hills rolled past
7. verb flatten or spread with a roller
   roll out; roll.
   
   • roll out the paper
8. verb emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
   roll.
   
   • The thunder rolled
   • rolling drums
9. verb arrange or or coil around
   wrap; twine; roll; wind.
   
   • roll your hair around your finger
   • Twine the thread around the spool
   • She wrapped her arms around the child
10. verb begin operating or running
    roll.
    
    • The cameras were rolling
    • The presses are already rolling
11. verb shape by rolling
    roll.
    
    • roll a cigarette
12. verb execute a roll, in tumbling
    roll.
    
    • The gymnasts rolled and jumped
13. verb sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
    roll; pluck; hustle.
    
14. verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    wave; undulate; roll; flap.
    
    • The curtains undulated
    • the waves rolled towards the beach
15. verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    ramble; stray; cast; swan; drift; wander; tramp; range; rove; roam; vagabond; roll.
    
    • The gypsies roamed the woods
    • roving vagabonds
    • the wandering Jew
    • The cattle roam across the prairie
    • the laborers drift from one town to the next
    • They rolled from town to town
16. verb move, rock, or sway from side to side
    roll.
    
    • The ship rolled on the heavy seas
17. verb cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
    revolve; roll.
    
    • She rolled the ball
    • They rolled their eyes at his words
18. verb pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
    roll.
    
    • She rolls her r's
19. verb boil vigorously
    seethe; roll.
    
    • The liquid was seething
    • The water rolled
20. verb take the shape of a roll or cylinder
    roll.
    
    • the carpet rolled out
    • Yarn rolls well
21. verb show certain properties when being rolled
    roll up; roll.
    
    • The carpet rolls unevenly
    • dried-out tobacco rolls badly
22. adjective satellite uttered with a trill
    rolled; trilled.
    
    • she used rolling r's as in Spanish

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