Rolling and Turning

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Rolling noun - Propelling something on wheels.

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Turning and rolling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turning" instead the word "Rolling" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: roll, rolled, roller, rollback, rollout

Turning noun - A movement in a new direction.

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Rolling and turning are semantically related. You can use "Rolling" instead the word "Turning" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: turn, turned, turner, turnery

In it lives a population of Transforming Mecha who get around by turning into spheres and rolling (Roll-bots, get it?).

Source: Western Animation / Rollbots
Instead, they rely on an awful lot of dodge-rolling, turning invisible, Shadow Stepping, crippling their enemy while using speed boosts, and just generally being a pain in the ass.

Source: Fragile Speedster
In Landstalker, there is a boss called "Spinner" who attacks by turning into a ball and rolling at the player.

Source: Battle Tops

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