rolling

/ˈɹol.ɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.

  2. Staggered in time and space.

    “on a rolling basis”

  3. Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

  4. Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The act by which something is rolled.

  2. A technique in which players rhythmically tap the underside of the controller with one hand while holding the thumb of the other on the d-pad so as to perform several button presses a second.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

By surface analysis, roll + -ing.

Similar and opposite words

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drunkchequerwisespinningtumblingflyheccing

ROLLING at a glance

ROLLING has 7 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,130 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with rolling

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • POLLING10
  • TOLLING8
  • BOLLING10
  • LOLLING8
  • ROILING8
  • COLLING10
  • DOLLING9
  • RILLING8
  • ROLFING11
  • JOLLING15

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