rollercoastering en · ADJ
Etymology
From rollercoaster + -ing.
Meanings
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(figuratively) Moving rapidly and unpredictably.
Their own fortunes were so vast and so diversified that they were largely unaffected by the stock exchange's fickle rollercoastering activity.
2006, Joseph Armstead, Nightflesh, page 18:This club was crammed full of men who'd lived through the afternoon's rollercoastering emotions.
2011, Mark Fleming, Brainbomb, page 101:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more rollercoastering | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most rollercoastering | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| rollercoasting | alternative | lexicographic |