different between rolling vs lolling

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????l??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??o?l??/
• Rhymes: -??l??
• Homophone: Rowling

Adjective

rolling (comparative more rolling, superlative most rolling)

1. (colloquial) Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
2. Staggered in time and space.

   a 90-day rolling business plan

   rolling blackouts or brownouts

3. Moving by turning over and over on an axis.
4. Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).
   • 2002, Russell Allen & Michael Romeo, "Part II - Journey to Ithaca" of "The Odyssey", "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey.

5. Making a continuous sound.

Synonyms

• (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk
• (staggered): spaced out, chequerwise
• (moving by turning over repeatedly): spinning, tumbling
• (undulating of the landscape):

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

rolling

1. present participle of roll

Synonyms

• rowling

Derived terms

• get the ball rolling, keep the ball rolling
• rolling in dough, rolling in money

Noun

rolling (plural rollings)

1. The act by which something is rolled.
   • 2007, Greg Patent, Dave McLean, A Baker's Odyssey

     Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle and prevents the butter from becoming too soft.

English

Verb

lolling

1. present participle of loll
2. present participle of lol

Noun

lolling (plural lollings)

1. The act of one who lolls.
   • 1849, The Knickerbocker (volume 33, page 198)

     That is, he devoted his waking hours to lounges among the habitués of Chestnut-street, and lollings in an arm-chair of 'Squire Coke in Walnut-street.