trundle

American  

[truhn-dl] / ˈtrʌn dl /

verb (used with object)

trundled, trundling

1. to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.

2. to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel.

   The farmer trundled his produce to market in a rickety wagon.

3. Archaic. to cause to rotate; twirl; spin.

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verb (used without object)

trundled, trundling

1. to roll along.

2. to move or run on a wheel or wheels.

3. to travel in a wheeled vehicle.

   He got into his car and trundled downtown.

4. to move or walk with a rolling gait.

noun

1. a small wheel, roller, or the like.

2. a lantern wheel.

3. each of the bars of a lantern wheel.

4. a truck or carriage on low wheels.

trundle British  

/ ˈtrʌndəl /

verb

1. to move heavily on or as if on wheels

   the bus trundled by

2. archaic (tr) to rotate or spin

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noun

1. the act or an instance of trundling

2. a small wheel or roller

3. 1. the pinion of a lantern

   2. any of the bars in a lantern pinion

4. a small truck with low wheels

Other Word Forms

• trundler noun
• untrundled adjective

Etymology

Origin of trundle

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of trindle

Example Sentences

He trundled out the door and around the back of the cottage, heading for the southerly woods.

From Literature

However, after hitting his second shot into greenside rough, he could only hack his ball out and watch helplessly as it trundled across the green and into the water, leading to another bogey.

From BBC

Stocks trading outside of the U.S. mostly continued to trundle higher in February, with big gains particularly in the South Korean market.

From MarketWatch

The straw still covered me on the floor, and I heard the cart trundle away as the door shut.

From Literature

It had a roll-down bamboo window shade and a fine closet full of shelves and a pull-out trundle in case someday a friend came to spend the night.

From Literature

Related Words

• pivot
• revolve
• spin
• swivel
• twirl
• twist
• whirl