trundle

[ truhn-dl ]

verb (used with object)

, trun·dled, trun·dling.

1. to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
2. to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel:

   The farmer trundled his produce to market in a rickety wagon.

3. Archaic. to cause to rotate; twirl; spin.

verb (used without object)

, trun·dled, trun·dling.

1. to roll along.
2. to move or run on a wheel or wheels.
3. to travel in a wheeled vehicle:

   He got into his car and trundled downtown.

4. to move or walk with a rolling gait.

noun

1. a small wheel, roller, or the like.
2. a lantern wheel.
3. each of the bars of a lantern wheel.
4. a truck or carriage on low wheels.

trundle

/ ˈtrʌndəl /

verb

1. to move heavily on or as if on wheels

   the bus trundled by

2. archaic.
   tr to rotate or spin

noun

1. the act or an instance of trundling
2. a small wheel or roller
3. 1. the pinion of a lantern
   2. any of the bars in a lantern pinion
4. a small truck with low wheels

Other Words From

• trundler noun
• un·trundled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trundle¹

First recorded in 1555–65; variant of trindle

Word History and Origins

Origin of trundle¹

Old English tryndel ; related to Middle High German trendel disc

Example Sentences

Both have done away with them, leaving Kolkata as the only Indian city to hold onto the trundling streetcars.

From BBC

Thousands of foreign forces in air-conditioned vehicles trundled through the Sahelian steppe, trying to take out terrorist leaders.

From New York Times

Both players struggled to hold serve as the match trundled past the two-hour mark, and Sabalenka continued to receive medical attention.

From BBC

In the legendary 1939 film “The Women,” New York wives trundle off to Reno, where a six-week residency law lets them divorce their wayward husbands and return home free.

From Los Angeles Times

As a deep area of low pressure trundled north-westwards across the UK, once again the rain gauges filled and roads and rivers flooded.

From BBC

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