rolling
1 of 2 roll·ing ˈrō-liŋ 
present participle of roll
rolling
2 of 2adjective
: not having or set to a fixed date or deadline : continually adjustable through a period of time to provide flexibility for individual circumstances
De Blasio's spokesman Wiley Norvell said the city is encouraging families to sign up their kids by June 26, although there is a rolling deadline until Oct. 1. The sooner families apply, he said, the better chance they'll secure the seat they want.
Matthew Chayes
Matthew ChayesMany law school use a rolling admissions process, meaning they evaluate applications as they come in and release admissions decisions, one by one. Ilana Kowarski
Ilana KowarskiThe Delaware Aglands Foundation Board announced it will institute a rolling application process for its Young Farmer Loan Program to offer young farmers more flexibility in acquiring a farm. The Dover Post
The Dover Post
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1959, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing rolling
rolling 1 of 2
adjective
as in surging
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- surging
- swelling
- rippling
- undulating
- rippled
- billowing
- knobby
- knurled
- knobbly
- undulant
- undulatory
- nubby
- lopsided
- wavy
- rutted
- knurly
- rutty
- pocked
- nubbly
- pitted
- unbalanced
- unaligned
- inexact
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- uniform
- regular
- aligned
- exact
- straight
- vertical
- true
- horizontal
- flat
- smooth
- flush
- alined
- even
- level
- tabular
- plumb
- plane
rolling
2 of 2verb
1
as in rounding
to form into a round compact mass rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it Synonyms & Similar Words
- rounding
- balling
- agglomerating
- wadding
- clumping
- lumping
- pelletizing
- pelleting
- beading
- bunching
- sphering
- pearling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unrolling
- spreading
- opening
- flattening
- unfolding
- smoothing
2
as in rumbling
to make a low heavy rolling sound thunder rolling in the distance Synonyms & Similar Words
- rumbling
- growling
- grumbling
- lumbering
- thundering
- drumming
- booming
- bellowing
3
as in rocking
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge Synonyms & Similar Words
- rocking
- swaying
- lurching
- shaking
- tossing
- jerking
- wobbling
- tumbling
- halting
- careening
- vibrating
- seesawing
- wabbling
- weaving
- pitching
- stumbling
- undulating
- waddling
- faltering
- jolting
- staggering
- reeling
- hobbling
- wavering
- floundering
- tottering
- oscillating
- bucking
- hitching
- toddling
- blundering
- vacillating
- teetering
- doddering
- waggling
- wagging
4
as in turning
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis in order to knock your opponent off balance, you have to roll the log when he least expects it Synonyms & Similar Words
- turning
- rotating
- swinging
- spinning
- twirling
- twisting
- swirling
- swiveling
- pivoting
- revolving
- whirling
- swivelling
- wheeling
- winding
- screwing
- cranking
- coiling
- twiddling
- reeling
- unscrewing
- circulating
5
as in flowing
to move in a stream just lying on the beach, watching the clouds roll by Synonyms & Similar Words
- flowing
- pouring
- streaming
- running
- dripping
- rushing
- springing
- rippling
- racing
- issuing
- flooding
- trickling
- emanating
- flushing
- arising
- spurting
- cascading
- dribbling
- gushing
- spouting
- coursing
- inundating
- overrunning
- riffling
- engulfing
- swamping
- effusing
- overflowing
- fountaining
- sheeting
- disemboguing
- deluging
- washing out
- guttering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- setting
- backing up
- hardening
- clotting
- coagulating
- congealing
- gelling
6
as in rotating
to move in circles around an axis or center rolled her head around her shoulders to loosen herself up Synonyms & Similar Words
- rotating
- revolving
- spinning
- turning
- twirling
- whirling
- circling
- curling
- gyrating
- twisting
- curving
- winding
- pinwheeling
- pirouetting
- swirling
- wheeling
- coiling
- pivoting
- spiraling
- encircling
- rounding
- ringing
- circulating
- swiveling
- orbiting
- twining
- spiralling
- swivelling
7
as in sliding
to move or proceed smoothly and readily once we started rolling, everything went perfectly Synonyms & Similar Words
- flowing
- sliding
- drifting
- gliding
- sweeping
- cruising
- slipping
- brushing
- sailing
- flying
- coasting
- racing
- bowling
- speeding
- rushing
- streaming
- breezing
- skimming
- whisking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- struggling
- shuffling
- trudging
- stumbling
- floundering
- stomping
- plodding
- limping
- lumbering
- stamping
- laboring
- tramping
- toiling
- shambling
- stumping