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- [roh-ling]
- /ˈroʊ lɪŋ/
- /ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/
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- [roh-ling]
- /ˈroʊ lɪŋ/
Definitions of rolling word
- noun rolling a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll. 1
- noun rolling a list, register, or catalog, especially one containing the names of the persons belonging to a company, class, society, etc. 1
- noun rolling anything rolled up in a ringlike or cylindrical form: a roll of wire. 1
- noun rolling a number of papers or other items rolled up together. 1
- noun rolling a length of cloth, wallpaper, or the like, rolled up in cylindrical form (often forming a definite measure). 1
- noun rolling a cylindrical or rounded mass of something: rolls of fat. 1
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Origin of rolling
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (gerund); see roll, -ing1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Rolling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rolling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rolling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rolling
adj rolling
- ahead of the game — in the position of winning, esp. in gambling
- at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
- billowy — full of or forming billows
- bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
- cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
adjective rolling
- convolute — to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
- exertive — Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- ongoing — continuing without termination or interruption: ongoing research projects.
Top questions with rolling
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