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Definitions of rolling

1. the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. The act of one that rolls, or of one who uses a rolling tool; a deep, full, reverberating sound; rolling stock, the cars and other wheeled equipment of a railway. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

3. moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

4. uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

5. 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. Webster Dictionary DB

6. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. Webster Dictionary DB

7. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. Webster Dictionary DB

8. Moving on by turning over and over; as, a rolling ball; moving on, or as on, wheels; as, a rolling chair; undulating; as, rolling country. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

9. Moving on wheels: used in rolling. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

10. Revolving; movable. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Usage examples for rolling

1. A thick white fog was slowly rolling in on us from the sea. – The Black Robe by Wilkie Collins

2. Half a dozen were rolling in the mud of the bench. – The Heart of Canyon Pass by Thomas K. Holmes