trundle
verb (used with object)
to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
trundled
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past participleof trundle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trundle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trundleverb (used with object)to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
Example Sentences
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A steady stream of trucks trundled past, sometimes drowning out conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Stocks trundled higher all summer with few interruptions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Both players struggled to hold serve as the match trundled past the two-hour mark, and Sabalenka continued to receive medical attention.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024
They ran and hid in the scrub as the truck trundled on.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
She trundled past Ivan, and the domovoi snarled soundlessly at the fool as they passed.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
