trundle

[truhn-dl]

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verb (used with object), trun·dled, trun·dling.

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.

verb (used without object), trun·dled, trun·dling.

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.

noun

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

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of trindle

Related formstrun·dler, nounun·trun·dled, adjective

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Related Words for trundle

bunk, mattress, cot, crib, couch, slog, shuffle, trudge, waddle, plod, trundle, whirl, swivel, twist, twirl, pivot, revolve, spin, wheel, shell

Examples from the Web for trundle

Contemporary Examples of trundle

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
In the morning, we lay sprawled out in her trundle bed, reflecting on how we envisioned our reunion.
A Daughter, Rediscovered on Facebook
Tré Miller Rodríguez
May 13, 2012

Historical Examples of trundle

“In other words, you direct me to trundle on board as fast as I can,” said Adair.
The Three Commanders
W.H.G. Kingston
There were plenty of others who wanted to trundle the wheelbarrow.
The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
Arthur Scott Bailey
Chicken Little was to sleep in the trundle bed with Katy and Gertie.
Chicken Little Jane
Lily Munsell Ritchie
Some of the youngsters were tucked away in trundle beds, you may be sure.
Christopher and the Clockmakers
Sara Ware Bassett
“Only Trundle there,” i.e., only that poor insignificant thing there!
Pickwickian Studies
Percy Fitzgerald

British Dictionary definitions for trundle

trundle

verb

to move heavily on or as if on wheelsthe bus trundled by

(tr) archaic to rotate or spin

noun

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

Word Origin for trundle

Old English tryndel; related to Middle High German trendel disc

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Word Origin and History for trundle

1540s (implied in trundle bed "low bed on small wheels"), possibly from Middle English trendle "wheel, suspended hoop" (early 14c.), from Old English trendel "ring, disk" (see trend). Also probably in part from Old French trondeler "to roll," which is of Germanic origin.