Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolling stone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: rolling -s-tone
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.

noun

Slang

noun

A geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without animal or human intervention.

noun

noun

Any of the members of the Rolling Stones.

Example Sentences

"Before that they had been a good deal on the move, trekking about after the white man, who was one of those rolling stones that keep going round after a soft job."
"I'm sorry; I'm a bit of a rolling stone, I suppose. When Darrish came back to Netherhempsfield my job was done there. I felt uncommonly restless."
"How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?"
"Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died, all he left us was a loan"

Etymology

From the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

rolling stones (plural)

Phrases

a rolling stone gathers no moss

Frequently Paired Words

a rolling stone gathers no moss

Questions

What does rolling stone mean?: A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.
Where does rolling stone come from?: From the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss.

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