Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolling

/ˈɹol.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: rolling
IPA: /ˈɹol.ɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.

Colloquial

adj

Staggered in time and space.

adj

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

adj

Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).

adj

Making a continuous sound.

adj

Ellipsis of rolling in it (“very wealthy”).

Slang

adj

having sloping edges that make the skin appear wavy and uneven.

adj

Under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy and molly).

Slang

Example Sentences

"on a rolling basis"
"a 90-day rolling business plan"
"rolling blackouts or brownouts"
"The rolling mist came down and hid the land: / And never home came she."
"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."
"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"

Etymology

By surface analysis, roll + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹol.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈɹəʊ.lɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more rolling (comparative) most rolling (superlative) rollings (plural)

Derived Forms

rollingly rollingstock rolltainer Rolodex dermarolling logrolling

Phrases

rolling average rolling backup rolling blackout rolling block rolling boil rolling brownout rolling calf rolling chair

Frequently Paired Words

hypertapping jitterclicking

Synonyms

flyheccing drunk spaced out chequerwise spinning tumbling rowling rolled trilled

Homonyms

Rowling

Rhymes With

controlling bowling polling scrolling trolling patrolling enrolling strolling growling tolling consoling extolling

Questions

How do you pronounce rolling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹol.ɪŋ/.
What does rolling mean?: Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
Where does rolling come from?: By surface analysis, roll + -ing.

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