rolling

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    n.

  • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells); peal, pealing, roll
  • the act of robbing a helpless person

    he was charged with rolling drunks in the park

  • propelling something on wheels; wheeling

    n.

  • rotary motion of an object around its own axis; axial rotation, axial motion

    wheels in axial rotation

  • a list of names; roster

    his name was struck off the rolls

  • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore; roller, rolling wave
  • photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
  • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); coil, whorl, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
  • a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); bankroll

    he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag

  • small rounded bread either plain or sweet; bun
  • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells); peal, pealing, rolling
  • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously; paradiddle, drum roll
  • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); scroll
  • anything rolled up in cylindrical form
  • the act of throwing dice; cast
  • walking with a swaying gait
  • a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
  • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

    v.

  • move by turning over or rotating; turn over

    The child rolled down the hill

    turn over on your left side

  • move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; wheel

    The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

  • occur in soft rounded shapes; undulate

    The hills rolled past

  • flatten or spread with a roller; roll out

    roll out the paper

  • emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

    The thunder rolled

    rolling drums

  • wrap or coil around; wind, wrap, twine

    roll your hair around your finger

    Twine the thread around the spool

  • begin operating or running

    The cameras were rolling

    The presses are already rolling

  • shape by rolling

    roll a cigarette

  • execute a roll, in tumbling

    The gymnasts rolled and jumped

  • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity; hustle, pluck
  • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; undulate, flap, wave

    The curtains undulated

    the waves rolled towards the beach

  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

    The gypsies roamed the woods

    roving vagabonds

    the wandering Jew

    The cattle roam across the prairie

    the laborers drift from one town to the next

    They rolled from town to town

  • move, rock, or sway from side to side

    The ship rolled on the heavy seas

  • cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; revolve

    She rolled the ball

    They rolled their eyes at his words

  • pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

    She rolls her r's

  • boil vigorously; seethe

    The liquid was seething

    The water rolled

  • take the shape of a roll or cylinder

    the carpet rolled out

    Yarn rolls well

  • show certain properties when being rolled; roll up

    The carpet rolls unevenly

    dried-out tobacco rolls badly

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: billowing peal pealing resonant resonating resounding reverberating reverberative roll rolled trilled tumbling wheelingrolls|rolled|rolling
syn.: gyrate move pivot rotate swivel turn wheel