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Found 1 definition: rolling.

Pos: Adjective, Adverb

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun rolling has 3 senses

1. rolling(n = noun.event) peal, pealing, roll - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells);
is a kind of sound
Derived form verb roll₅

2. rolling(n = noun.act) - the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"
is a kind of robbery

3. rolling(n = noun.act) wheeling - propelling something on wheels;
is a kind of actuation, propulsion
Derived form verb roll₂

Adjective rolling has 1 senses

rolling(s = adj.all) rolled, trilled - uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish"

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

rolling, a.

1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. [1913 Webster]

2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. [1913 Webster]

3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [1913 Webster]

Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. -- Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. J. Bourne. -- Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. -- Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. -- Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. -- Rolling press. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. -- Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. -- Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. R. H. Dana, Jr.

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Roll

N roll, drumming, berloque, bombination, rumbling, tattoo, drumroll, dingdong, tantara, rataplan, whirr, ratatat, ratatat-tat, rubadub, pitapat, quaver, clutter, charivari, racket, cuckoo, repetition, peal of bells, devil's tattoo, reverberation, clickety-clack, hum, purr, hummingbird, cat, kitten (animal sounds), rolling, monotonous, like a bee in a bottle.