trundle

      English

      Etymology

      From a variation of trendle, trindle. More at trindle.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      trundle (plural trundles)

      1. A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.
      2. A small wheel or roller.
      3. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
      4. (engineering) A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.

      Translations

      A low bed on wheels
      A small wheel

      Synonyms

      Verb

      trundle (third-person singular simple present trundles, present participle trundling, simple past and past participle trundled)

      1. (transitive) To wheel or roll, especially by pushing.
        Every morning, the vendors trundle their carts out into the market.
      2. (transitive) To (cause to) roll slowly and heavily on wheels.
        to trundle a bed or a gun carriage
      3. (intransitive) Move heavily (on wheels).
      4. (transitive) To move (physically).
      5. (intransitive) To move, often heavily or clumsily.
      6. (transitive) To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along.
        to trundle a hoop or a ball
        (Can we find and add a quotation of R. A. Proctor to this entry?)

      Derived terms

      • trundle out

      Translations

      to wheel or roll
      to (cause to) roll slowly and heavily on wheels
      move heavily (on wheels)

      References

      • "trundle." WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 15 Jun. 2007. Dictionary.com.
      • "trundle." Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary. K Dictionaries Ltd. 15 Jun. 2007. Dictionary.com.

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