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[ truhn-dl ] / ˈtrʌn dl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trundle ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nouna 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 trundleFirst recorded in 1555–65; variant of trindle OTHER WORDS FROM trundletrundler, nounun·trun·dled, adjectiveWords nearby trundletruncal, truncate, truncated, truncation, truncheon, trundle, trundle bed, trundler, trundletail, trunk, trunk cabin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trundleHitchcock 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST Then, again, wheels are doing their best to trundle an exquisite Scriptural picture out of fashion. The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor Our beds were trundle beds with wheels on them to push them under the big beds. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Boz emphasizes it, by way of contrast to Trundle, saying that “he was a wise and discreet fellow.” Pickwickian Studies|Percy Fitzgerald A pinion is a small toothed wheel; a trundle is a pinion with cylindrical staves for teeth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various We had trundle beds for the children that would run under the big bed when they wasn't sleeping in it. Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives|Work Projects Administration
British Dictionary definitions for trundle
verbto move heavily on or as if on wheelsthe bus trundled by (tr) archaic to rotate or spin nounthe 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 trundleOld English tryndel; related to Middle High German trendel disc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trundlebunk, mattress, cot, crib, couch, slog, shuffle, trudge, waddle, plod, whirl, swivel, twist, twirl, pivot, revolve, spin, wheel, shell, cylinder |