different between rolling vs reeling

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?l??/
• Rhymes: -i?l??

Verb

reeling

1. present participle of reel

Noun

reeling (plural reelings)

1. The motion of something that reels.
   • 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living

     Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

Translations

Anagrams

• girleen, leering