trundle
to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel: The farmer trundled his produce to market in a rickety wagon.
Archaic. to cause to rotate; twirl; spin.
to roll along.
to move or run on a wheel or wheels.
to travel in a wheeled vehicle: He got into his car and trundled downtown.
to move or walk with a rolling gait.
a small wheel, roller, or the like.
a lantern wheel.
each of the bars of a lantern wheel.
a truck or carriage on low wheels.
Origin of trundle
1Other words from trundle
- trundler, noun
- un·trun·dled, adjective
Words Nearby trundle
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How to use trundle in a sentence
Hitchcock even manages to trundle his way back to my office to see how I'm doing.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the morning, we lay sprawled out in her trundle bed, reflecting on how we envisioned our reunion.
The fact is, that my daughter Bella—Bella, who married young trundle, you know.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensA trundle-bed before the fire was occupied by a very old woman, who was feebly moaning with rheumatism.
I have said so already,' replied Mr. Wardle, shaking the right hand of his friend, while Mr. trundle shook the left.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens
But don't be frightened,' said the good-humoured old man; 'it's only trundle there, and Bella.'
The Pickwick Papers | Charles DickensHe came to the side of the trundle-bed and pulled at the bedding near Margaret's shoulder for some time before he woke.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for trundle
/ (ˈtrʌndəl) /
to move heavily on or as if on wheels: the bus trundled by
(tr) archaic to rotate or spin
the act or an instance of trundling
a small wheel or roller
the pinion of a lantern
any of the bars in a lantern pinion
a small truck with low wheels
Origin of trundle
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