Definitions for Rolling
Rolling

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. peal, pealing, roll, rolling(noun)

   a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

2. rolling(noun)

   the act of robbing a helpless person

   "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"

3. wheeling, rolling(adj)

   propelling something on wheels

4. rolled, rolling, trilled(adj)

   uttered with a trill

   "she used rolling r's as in Spanish"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Rolling

   of Roll

2. Rolling(adj)

   rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball

3. Rolling(adj)

   moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair

4. Rolling(adj)

   having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land

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1. Rolling

   Rolling is a type of motion that combines rotation and translation of that object with respect to a surface, such that, if ideal conditions exist, the two are in contact with each other without sliding. Rolling is achieved by a rotational speed at the line or point of contact which is equal to the translational speed. When no sliding takes place the rolling motion is referred to as 'pure rolling'. In practice, due to small deformations at the contact area, some sliding does occur. Nevertheless, rolling resistance is much lower than sliding friction, and thus, rolling objects, typically require much less energy to be moved than sliding ones. As a result, such objects will more easily move, if they experience a force with a component along the surface, for instance gravity on a tilted surface; wind; pushing; pulling; an engine. Unlike most axially symmetrical objects, the rolling motion of a cone is such that while rolling on a flat surface, its center of gravity performs a circular motion, rather than a linear one. Rolling objects are not necessarily axially-symmetrical. Two well known non-axially-symmetrical rollers are the Reuleaux triangle and the Meissner bodies. Objects with corners, such as dice, roll by successive rotations about the edge or corner which is in contact with the surface.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rolling

   That oscillatory motion by which the waves rock a ship from side to side. The larger part of this disturbance is owing to the depth of the centre of gravity below the centre of figure, the former exercising a violent reaction when disturbed from its rest by passing seas; therefore it is diminished by raising the weights, and must by no means be confounded with heeling.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Rolling' in Adjectives Frequency: #986

How to pronounce Rolling?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rolling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rolling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Rolling in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Brian Goldner:

   These products are already on shelves in the U.S. and rolling out internationally, shipments are now ramping up and early consumer indications are positive.

2. Rick Rieder:

   The rolling over of the growth rate of corporate profits in recent quarters should feed through to a worsening jobs picture by the back half of 2016.

3. Dick Pound:

   My guess is Russia may not make it back for Rio. The IAAF and WADA are not going to risk their reputations by rolling over and playing dead.

4. State John Kerry:

   We will judge the commitment of Russia and the separatists by their actions, not their words, as we have long said, the United States is prepared to consider rolling back sanctions on Russia when the Minsk agreements of September 2014, and now this agreement, are fully implemented.

5. Rosalind Wiseman:

   Mainstream media is portraying girls at younger ages who are mimicking the worst of obnoxious, stereotypical girl behavior ... rolling eyes, moving the hips around, being catty, so what girls are getting is that by 8 or 9, this is sort of a 'normal' way to act.

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