English Explanatory Dictionary

rolling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
Staggered in time and space.
Moving by turning over and over about an axis.
Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).
Making a continuous sound.
Ellipsis of rolling in it (“very wealthy”).
having sloping edges that make the skin appear wavy and uneven.
Under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy and molly).

verb

present participle and gerund of roll

noun

The act by which something is rolled.
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.

name

A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹəʊ.lɪŋ/ /ˈɹol.ɪŋ/ en-us-rolling.ogg

Word forms

rolling more rolling most rolling rollings

Etymology

By surface analysis, roll + -ing.

Synonyms

drunk spaced out chequerwise spinning tumbling rowling flyheccing

Related words

hypertapping jitterclicking

Derived words

rolling average rolling backup rolling blackout rolling block rolling boil rolling brownout rolling chair rolling cipher rolling contact rolling demo Rolling Fork rolling hitch rolling introduction rollingly rolling maul rolling mill rolling news rolling paper rolling pin rolling press rolling programme rolling resistance rolling scissors rolling skin disease rolling spider rolling start rolling stock rollingstock rolling stone rolling stop rolling takeoff rolling the windows rolltainer Rolodex skew rolling mill get the ball rolling keep the ball rolling rolling in dough rolling in money alpha rolling cheese rolling coal-rolling cold rolling dermarolling egg rolling eye-rolling hot rolling logrolling pill rolling rag-rolling tongue rolling

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