trundleverb
uk/ˈtrʌn.dəl/us/ˈtrʌn.dəl/[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] (to cause something) to move slowly on wheels:
She trundled the wheelbarrow down the path.
Hundreds of trucks full of fruit and vegetables trundle across the border each day.
[ I + adv/prep ] informal disapproving to develop or operate slowly:
The negotiations have been trundling on for months and there's still no end in sight.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- squeeze
- stumble
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
Slow and moving slowly
Phrasal verb(s)
trundle sth out