trundle
verb (used with object)
to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
were trundling
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past progressiveof trundle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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We were trundling along companionably when she tilted her head toward me.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2019
“The only good thing about the whole evening was that as I went to apologize to my boss, the cops were trundling this guy through the lobby,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2018
Soon we were trundling through the lush valley of Marvdasht, towards the ancient city of Persepolis, and Ed thrust a microphone into my hand.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2015
By sunrise, American tanks were trundling north up Highway 8 towards Baghdad Airport.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2011
Now, as race time approached, sales representatives were trundling the last few radios ordered the night before into Seattle homes and setting them up.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
