Rowling

//ˈraʊlɪŋ// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rowl (“roll”) archaic, form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "There stood a Hill not far whose griesly top / Belch'd fire and rowling smoak"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter.

Synonyms

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rollingrolling

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"J. K. Rowling loves rapists. In 2020 she sent a bouquet of roses to Marilyn Manson, whose serial abuse and rape of Evan Rachel Wood had already come to light."

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