Rolling hills are small hills with gentle slopes that extend a long way into the distance.
...the rolling countryside of south western France.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If someone has a rolling walk, they move from side to side as they walk.
Burns is a big lad with a rolling gait.
3.
See be rolling in it
rolling in British English
(ˈrəʊlɪŋ)
adjective
1.
having gentle rising and falling slopes; undulating
rolling country
2.
progressing or spreading by stages or by occurrences in different places in succession, with continued or increasing effectiveness
three weeks of rolling strikes disrupted schools
3.
subject to regular review and updating
a rolling plan for overseas development
4.
deeply resounding; reverberating
rolling thunder
5. slang
extremely rich
6.
that may be turned up or down
a rolling hat brim
adverb
7. slang
swaying or staggering (in the phrase rolling drunk)
rolling in American English
(ˈroʊlɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that rolls (in various senses); specif., rotating or revolving, recurring, swaying, surging, resounding, trilling, etc.
2.
having or forming curves or waves
rolling hills
noun
3.
the action, motion, or sound of something that rolls or is rolled
More idioms containing
rolling
set the ball rolling
be rolling in it
a rolling stone gathers no moss
Examples of 'rolling' in a sentence
rolling
Rolling substitutions would also give medics longer to see if a player is concussed.
The Sun (2009)
Rolling substitutions can be made, although there are restrictions on how many per set.
The Sun (2012)
ROLLING pins are nice things to hold.
The Sun (2012)
Rolling substitutions can be made.
The Sun (2012)
Rolling substitutions are not allowed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Rolling parkland, good conditions underfoot; a nice stroll.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
rolling
British English: rolling ADJECTIVE
Rolling hills are small hills with gentle slopes that extend a long way into the distance.
...the rolling countryside of this area.
American English: rolling
Brazilian Portuguese: ondulado
Chinese: > 绵延起伏的山丘
European Spanish: ondulado
French: onduleux
German: wellig
Italian: ondulato
Japanese: ゆるやかにうねった
Korean: 완만하게 펼쳐지는
European Portuguese: ondulado
Latin American Spanish: ondulado
All related terms of 'rolling'
roll
When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times.
log-rolling
If you accuse politicians of log-rolling , you mean that they make private agreements with each other, so that, for example, they give each other help or vote for each other's bills .
rag-rolling
a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a roughly folded cloth in order to create a marbled effect
rolling pin
A rolling pin is a cylinder that you roll backwards and forwards over uncooked pastry in order to make the pastry flat.
high-rolling
relating to or involving the life of a high roller
rolling hitch
a knot used for fastening one rope to another or to a spar , being easily released but jamming when the rope is pulled
rolling mill
A rolling mill is a machine or factory in which metal is rolled into sheets or bars.
rolling paper
cigarette paper available in small packages to smokers for rolling their own cigarettes
rolling plan
a plan which is designed to continue over a period of time and is subject to regular review and updating
rolling road
A rolling road is a piece of machinery on which the wheels of a vehicle can ride in order to test how well the vehicle works under road conditions that are created artificially.
rolling stock
Rolling stock is all the engines and carriages that are used on a railway.
rolling stone
a restless or wandering person
rolling bearing
any bearing in which the antifriction action depends on the rolling action of balls or rollers
rolling cutter
A rolling cutter is a drill bit which is often used for drilling hard rock.
rolling launch
the process of introducing a new product into a market gradually
Rolling Stones
the . British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger , Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar , vocals ), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums ), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired ), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
rolling targets
a series of targets which are reviewed periodically so that they always extend for the same period into the future
thread rolling
the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers . Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
rolling friction
frictional resistance to rotation or energy losses in rolling bearings
rolling landscape
The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers , buildings, trees, and plants.
rolling resistance
The rolling resistance of a wheel or ball is its resistance to movement caused by friction between it and the surface it is rolling on.
be rolling in it to be rolling in money
If you say that someone is rolling in it or is rolling in money , you mean that they are very rich .
roll in
If something such as money is rolling in , it is appearing or being received in large quantities.
roll on
A roll-on is a deodorant or cosmetic that you apply to your body using a container with a ball which turns round in the neck of the container.
roll up
If you roll up your sleeves or trouser legs , you fold the ends back several times, making them shorter.
roll off
to exhibit gradually reduced response at the upper or lower ends of the working frequency range
roll out
to cause ( pastry ) to become flatter and thinner by pressure with a rolling pin
keep the ball rolling
to maintain the progress of a project , plan, etc
rolling in the aisles
(of an audience ) overcome with laughter
set the ball rolling
to start an activity or do something which other people will join in with later
roll back
To roll back a change or the power of something means to gradually reduce it or end it.
roll over
to overturn
start the ball rolling
to open or initiate (an action, discussion , movement, etc)
barrel roll
a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight
rock and roll
Rock and roll is a kind of popular music developed in the 1950s which has a strong beat and is played on electrical instruments .
get (or keep) the ball rolling
to start (or maintain ) some action
a rolling stone gathers no moss
said to mean that, if a person keeps moving from one place to another, they will not get many friends or possessions
get the ball rolling/set the ball rolling to start the ball rolling
If you get the ball rolling , set the ball rolling , or start the ball rolling , you start something happening .
high roller
High rollers are people who are very rich and who spend money in an extravagant or risky way , especially by gambling.