Definitions for rolling
rolling

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

1. peal, pealing, roll, rollingnoun

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

2. rollingnoun

   the act of robbing a helpless person

   "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"

3. wheeling, rollingadjective

   propelling something on wheels

4. rolled, rolling, trilledadjective

   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. Rollingadjective

   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. Rollingadjective

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

4. Rollingadjective

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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1. • Robbery
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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce rolling?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say rolling in sign language?

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. Jonathan Van Ness:

   I can not wait to roll up our gorgeous little gay sleeves and get this ball rolling.

2. Chief Executive Les Moonves:

   The money's rolling in and this is fun, i've never seen anything like this, and this is going to be a very good year for us.

3. 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.

4. Jerome Johnson:

   If the economy is rolling on, you would not anticipate a lower bonus, or if bonuses are consistent for 10 years, they wouldn’t suddenly drop.

5. Annie Julia Lockett:

   It really was a surprise to me tears came rolling down my face. I didn't know if I'd be able to walk down the hall.

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