rolling
pronunciation
How to pronounce rolling in British English:
UK [ˈrəʊlɪŋ]
How to pronounce rolling in American English:
US [ˈroʊlɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- the act of robbing a helpless person
- propelling something on wheels
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- Adjective:
- characterized by reverberation
- uttered with a trill
- moving in surges and billows and rolls
Word Origin
- rolling (adj.)
- 14c., past participle adjective from roll (v.). Of prairie land from 1819. From mid-15c. as a verbal noun. Rolling pin is recorded from late 15c. Rolling paper for cigarettes, etc., is from 1969. Rolling stock "wheeled vehicles on a railroad" (locomotives, carriages, etc.) is from 1853. The rollyng stone neuer gatherth mosse. [John Heywood, "A dialogue conteinying the nomber in effect of all the proverbes in the Englishe tongue," 1546]
Example
- 1. Rolling news prefers instant reaction to considered analysis .
- 2. The snake 's movements are biomimetic , mimicking movements of real snakes including side-winding , wiggling and rolling .
- 3. With tanks rolling into moscow and russians demonstrating in parliament and protesting in leningrad , customers got on the phones and the bond desk did brisk business .
- 4. Other losses were revealed in rolling audits of the enormous collection .
- 5. Political systems in thrall to 24-hour rolling news have lost the capacity to make difficult choices .