Synonyms of rolling

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adjective

as in surging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surging
• undulating
• swelling
• knobby
• knurled
• rippled
• knobbly
• nubby
• rippling
• undulant
• undulatory
• billowing
• lopsided
• nubbly
• rutted
• knurly
• wavy
• unbalanced
• pocked
• pitted
• rutty
• unaligned
• inexact

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uniform
• regular
• exact
• aligned
• true
• vertical
• straight
• horizontal
• smooth
• flat
• alined
• flush
• level
• even
• tabular
• plumb
• plane

rolling

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verb

present participle of roll

1

as in rounding

to form into a round compact mass

rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rounding
• balling
• agglomerating
• wadding
• clumping
• lumping
• bunching
• pelleting
• beading
• pelletizing
• sphering
• pearling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• spreading
• unrolling
• unfolding
• flattening
• smoothing

2

as in rumbling

to make a low heavy rolling sound

thunder rolling in the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rumbling
• growling
• grumbling
• drumming
• thundering
• booming
• lumbering
• bellowing

3

as in rocking

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rocking
• swaying
• lurching
• shaking
• tossing
• jerking
• halting
• vibrating
• wobbling
• careening
• tumbling
• wabbling
• seesawing
• pitching
• weaving
• faltering
• stumbling
• staggering
• reeling
• waddling
• wavering
• floundering
• tottering
• hobbling
• vacillating
• bucking
• blundering
• undulating
• oscillating
• hitching
• teetering
• toddling
• jolting
• wagging
• doddering
• waggling

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotating
• turning
• swinging
• twirling
• twisting
• spinning
• swirling
• pivoting
• revolving
• swiveling
• whirling
• swivelling
• wheeling
• winding
• screwing
• cranking
• coiling
• reeling
• circulating
• unscrewing
• twiddling

5

as in flowing

to move in a stream

just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• pouring
• streaming
• running
• dripping
• rushing
• springing
• issuing
• rippling
• racing
• flooding
• emanating
• arising
• trickling
• flushing
• spurting
• coursing
• gushing
• spouting
• inundating
• cascading
• dribbling
• overrunning
• effusing
• engulfing
• swamping
• overflowing
• riffling
• deluging
• sheeting
• fountaining
• disemboguing
• washing out
• guttering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backing up
• setting
• hardening
• clotting
• coagulating
• congealing
• gelling

6

as in revolving

to move in circles around an axis or center

rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotating
• revolving
• spinning
• turning
• twirling
• whirling
• curling
• circling
• gyrating
• curving
• pirouetting
• swirling
• wheeling
• winding
• pinwheeling
• twisting
• coiling
• spiraling
• spiralling
• ringing
• pivoting
• encircling
• rounding
• circulating
• twining
• orbiting
• swiveling
• swivelling

7

as in drifting

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

once we started rolling, everything went perfectly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• drifting
• sliding
• gliding
• cruising
• sailing
• sweeping
• brushing
• slipping
• flying
• coasting
• racing
• streaming
• bowling
• speeding
• rushing
• skimming
• breezing
• whisking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggling
• floundering
• stumbling
• trudging
• shuffling
• limping
• plodding
• lumbering
• stamping
• stomping
• laboring
• tramping
• toiling
• shambling
• stumping

Examples of rolling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The robot can also autonomously alternate between a rolling or self-propulsion mode depending on what’s best for navigating a particular environment. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024

Delaware Brandywine Creek State Park in Wilmington has over 14 miles of trails and various types of trees along with views of rolling hills, wooded areas, and serene meadows. —Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

Wait — what about a mountain cabin for skiing, or sunsets amid the rolling hills and vineyards of wine country? —Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024

For a slower pace, Sims can stroll the rolling hills and idyllic countryside of Whispering Glen. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024