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Webster 1913 Edition

Rolling

Roll′ing

,
Adj.
1.
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
.
2.
Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers;
as, a
rolling
chair
.
3.
Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface;
as, a
rolling
country;
rolling
land
.
[U.S.]
Rolling bridge
.
See the Note under
Drawbridge
.
–
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel
,
the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
J. Bourne.
–
Rolling fire
(Mil.)
,
a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand.
–
Rolling friction
,
that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
–
Rolling mill
,
a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc.
–
Rolling press
.
(a)
A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers
.
(b)
A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing.
–
Rolling stock
, or
Rolling plant
,
the locomotives and vehicles of a railway.
–
Rolling tackle
(Naut.)
,
tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily.
R. H. Dana, Jr.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rolling

ROLLING

,
ppr.
Turning over; revolving; forming into a cylinder or round mass; leveling, as land.

ROLLING

,
Noun.
The motion of a ship from side to side.

Definition 2024

rolling

rolling

English

Adjective

rolling ‎(comparative more rolling, superlative most rolling)

  1. (colloquial) Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol.
  2. Staggered in time and space; used with blackout, brownout, introduction.

Verb

rolling

  1. present participle of roll

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Noun

rolling ‎(plural rollings)

  1. The act by which something is rolled.
    • 2007, Greg Patent, ‎Dave McLean, A Baker's Odyssey
      Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle and prevents the butter from becoming too soft.

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