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rowling

/ˈraʊlɪŋ/

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What does rowling mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (archaic) present participle and gerund of rowl (“roll”)

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈraʊlɪŋ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈroʊlɪŋ/

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There stood a Hill not far whose griesly top Belch’d fire and rowling smoak; the rest entire Shon with a glossie scurff, undoubted sign That in his womb was hid metallic Ore, The work of Sulphur.
John MiltonParadise LostProject Gutenberg ebook #20