rolling
adjective
[ ˈrəʊlɪŋ ]
• moving by turning over and over on an axis.
• "a rolling ball"
• (of land) extending in gentle undulations.
• "the rolling countryside"
• done or happening in a steady and continuous way.
• "a rolling programme of reforms"
roll
verb
• move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.
• "the car rolled down into a ditch"
Similar:
turn round and round,
go round and round,
turn over and over,
spin,
rotate,
bowl,
• (of a vehicle) move or run on wheels.
• "the van was rolling along the lane"
• turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball.
• "he rolled the handkerchief into a ball"
• flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers.
• "roll out the dough on a floured surface"
• (of a loud, deep sound) reverberate.
• "the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky"
• rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep).
• "if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French rolle (noun), roller (verb), from Latin rotulus ‘a roll’, variant of rotula ‘little wheel’, diminutive of rota .
