Meaning & use
rolling
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Moving by turning over and over on an axis, or moving smoothly on wheels.
See it in a sentence
The ball went rolling down the hill and into the pond.
The countryside was made up of gentle rolling hills stretching to the horizon.
A note on using this word
Widely used in compound expressions such as rolling news and rolling hills, each shifting the word's sense slightly.
Words with a similar meaning
turningrevolving
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Words with an opposite meaning
stationary
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having a gently undulating surface, as land.
Vineyards covered the rolling hills of the valley.
3. adjective
Continuing or updated on an ongoing basis.
The channel provided rolling coverage of the election results.
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