rolling
Like gentle hills
Rolling describes continuous circular or back-and-forth motion—a ball rolling downhill, waves rolling onto shore, a ship rolling in heavy seas.
Extended uses capture anything ongoing or accumulating: rolling blackouts, a rolling start, rolling hills that rise and fall gently.
A rolling stone gathers no moss suggests restless movement prevents attachment.
In slang, to be rolling means to be flush with money or, separately, experiencing the effects of MDMA.
Storm's acoustic aftermath
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- timpaniTunable orchestral percussion
- kettledrumTunable orchestral drum
reverberation · boom · resonance · peal · growl · roar · distant · approaching
Rotating circular frame
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- rotateTurn about an axis
- revolveTurn around center
tumble · cylinder · drum · hoop · sphere · marble · boulder · barrel
Units toward graduation
- cameraImage capturing device
- filmMovie or coating
- shotQuick liquor serving
- trackingMonitoring location over time
dolly · steadicam · footage · scene · take · action · filming · production
Pointed metal fastener
- pastryButtery baked dough
- flatbreadUnleavened baked dough
- rotiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- chapatiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
tortilla · piecrust · fondant · dough · biscuit · cookie · croissant · laminate
In progress now
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- renewableCapable of restoration
- revolvingTurning around a center
recurring · updating · averaging · quota · deadline · basis · schedule · contract
Low natural elevations
- slopesAngled ground surfaces
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
grassland · pastures · farmland · downs · dales · undulating · landscape · plains
thunder
Storm's acoustic aftermath
kettledrum · reverberation · boom · resonance · peal · growl · roar · distant · approaching · stormy
wheel
Rotating circular frame
revolve · tumble · cylinder · drum · hoop · sphere · marble · boulder · barrel · cart
credits
Units toward graduation
tracking · dolly · steadicam · footage · scene · take · action · filming · production · cinematography
pin
Pointed metal fastener
chapati · tortilla · piecrust · fondant · dough · biscuit · cookie · croissant · laminate · sheet
ongoing
In progress now
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- renewableCapable of restoration
revolving · recurring · updating · averaging · quota · deadline · basis · schedule · contract · admission
hills
Low natural elevations
- slopesAngled ground surfaces
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
prairie · grassland · pastures · farmland · downs · dales · undulating · landscape · plains · valleys
swagger
Confident, boastful manner
lurch · sway · sailor · seaman · nautical · deck · shipboard · gait · stride · walk
groove
Narrow cut or routine
tempo · pulse · syncopation · jazz · funk · blues · bassline · backbeat · flow · bounce
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- Kids Physicsmagnets, gravity, electricity, force, friction
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
rollinghalting
Marked by hesitation
stopping · stalling · jerky · intermittent · stuttering
- rolling pinTool for flattening dough
- rolling overRotating to another side
- rolling the diceGambling on an outcome
- starts the ball rollingBegins an activity
- get the ball rollingInitiate an activity
- rolling one's eyesGesture of exasperation