rolling
Pronunciation: [ˈroʊlɪŋ]
Word
Context: "movement"
(verb) to move by turning over and over on a surface. Imagine a ball going down a hill; it rolls because it keeps turning as it moves.
Example
The kids are rolling the ball back and forth in the park.
Example
The rock didn't roll down the hill because it got stuck.
Example
Can you see the leaves rolling in the wind?
Context: "action"
(verb) to make something go in a circular or curved path. For example, when you knead dough, you roll it flat.
Example
She is rolling out the cookie dough with a rolling pin.
Example
He didn’t roll the dough enough, so the cookies turned out really thick.
Example
Are you rolling the pizza dough yet?
Context: "movement"
(adjective) something that is moving in a circular or continuing way. Like when a drum is playing while it seems to keep ‘rolling’ in sound.
Example
The rolling waves at the beach are so beautiful.
Example
The flat sea was not rolling at all on that calm day.
Example
Can you hear the rolling sound of the drums?
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