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rolling /ˈrəʊlɪŋ /adjective1Moving by turning over and over on an axis: a rolling ball...- He rolled each ball in his mouth.
- Rolling snow into snowmen, gleefully compacting the beautiful flakes into firm white balls, revelling in the joy of the winter holidays.
- Galileo stands at the center of this fresco, explaining the uniform acceleration of a sphere rolling down an inclined plane.
2(Of land) extending in gentle undulations: the rolling countryside...- About a third of the population in Lebanon once lived in these rolling hills.
- The region is a bed of hot mineral springs, deep river gorges and rolling pastureland.
- South Windsor is a lovely little town and the drive down to the launch was picturesque with rolling cornfields and wildflower meadows.
3Done or happening in a steady and continuous way: a rolling programme of reforms a rolling news service...- In practice, half the judicial positions are filled by election every three years on a rolling basis.
- The rolling impact of these transformations will be felt for years to come.
- Musically more forceful, big walls of rolling guitar ploughed through the album.
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