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Definition of rollingnext

rolling

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verb

present participle of roll
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as in rounding
to form into a round compact mass rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it

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as in rumbling
to make a low heavy rolling sound thunder rolling in the distance

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as in rotating
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it

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Recent Examples of rolling
Adjective
Spanning parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, the area is best known for its rolling green hills, shaped over thousands of years by windblown sediment called loess. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026 Those changes help reduce weight and rolling resistance compared with a traditional freight configuration. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
Clemson comes into this one with a 2-1 record and a need to keep rolling. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 This weekend, for likely the last time, cameras are rolling at 555 West 57th Street. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rolling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling
Adjective
  • The move highlights how surging demand for AI computing capacity is drawing institutional investors, as governments, companies and startups race to build out data centers to support AI workloads.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This mission will bring Electron’s 2026 total to 15, with three other launches this year of Rocket Lab’s suborbital HASTE rocket rounding out the sum.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • His arrival has opened up space for others, with Taylor Calheira netting three in that space and goals from Stephen Afrifa, Jacob Bartlett and Wyatt Meyer rounding out the total.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Listen closely to the sound design and hear jets continually rumbling to and from LAX.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And Quentin Collette’s turbulent soundscape — rumbling, clanking, with the unrelenting downpour stirring in elemental fury — mixes seamlessly with the tense synth riffs of French electronic composer Robin Coudert, known professionally as ROB.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For more than three decades, his romantic ballads and hits have provided the soundtrack for couples swaying cheek-to-cheek to the sensual gouyad of konpa rhythms.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ahead, the sandwich-board balloon, swaying in the wind, said, This way, this way.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The news organizations take turns filming the president's activities -- rotating in alphabetical order by network name -- and distributing that footage to the other members.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began flowing, Ramey took a deep breath, sputtered and began snoring.
    — MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The power grid automatically moves it, continuously flowing, to wherever demand is spiking, the moment it’s needed.
    — Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Relying purely on cash reserves is no longer viable when ownership utilizes revolving institutional liquidity.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Paying off the balances on your revolving accounts can lower that ratio.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The bay facing the western shore of Newfoundland is the mouth—the gaping estuary—of the Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland on the chart detached and apparently drifting out to sea.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, heart rate barely moved during the control trial, drifting from 85 to 80 bpm.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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