Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈɹəʊ.lɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɹol.ɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈɹəʊlɪŋ
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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ˈɹoʊlɪŋ
Pronunciation notes
- US
Adjective
Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
Usage- Colloquial
Staggered in time and space.
- Examples
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on a rolling basis
a 90-day rolling business plan
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rolling blackouts or brownouts
Moving by turning over and over about an axis.
- Examples
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The rolling mist came down and hid the land: / And never home came she.
Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).
- Examples
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From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.
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2002, Russell Allen & Michael Romeo, "Part II - Journey to Ithaca" of "The Odyssey", "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey. I miss the rolling hills of Ithaca
Making a continuous sound.
having sloping edges that make the skin appear wavy and uneven.
Usage- of an acne scar
- Broader terms
- atrophic scar
Under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy and molly).
Usage- Slang
Noun
The act by which something is rolled.
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Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle and prevents the butter from becoming too soft.
A technique in which players rhythmically tap the underside of the controller with one hand while holding the thumb of the other on the d-pad so as to perform several button presses a second.
- Synonyms
- flyheccing
Adjective
uttered with a trill
- Examples
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she used rolling r's as in Spanish
Noun
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- Broader terms
the act of robbing a helpless person
- Broader terms
- Examples
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he was charged with rolling drunks in the park
propelling something on wheels
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- Broader terms