trundle
To wheel or roll, especially by pushing, often slowly or heavilyTo wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
» The wagon trundled along through the mud.
Der Wagen rollte behäbig durch den Schlamm.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
Every morning, the vendors trundle their carts out into the market.
to trundle a bed or a gun carriage
rollen, schieben
кати́тьkatítʹ, ката́тьkatátʹ
котитиkotyty
To transport (something or someone) using an object on wheels, especially one that is pushed.
(intransitive)To move heavily (on wheels).
ката́тьсяkatátʹsja, кати́тьсяkatítʹsja
котитисяkotytysja
move heavily
(transitive)To move (something or someone), often heavily or clumsily.
(intransitive)To move, often heavily or clumsily.
(transitive)To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.
to trundle a hoop or a ball
1565, Andrew Boorde, Merie Tales of the Made Men of Gotam, London: Thomas Colwell, Tale 3, He layde downe hys poake, and tooke the cheeses, and dyd trundle them downe the hyll one after another:
rollen lassen
кати́тьkatítʹ, ката́тьkatátʹ
(intransitive)To roll or revolve; to roll along.
Examples
4 sentencesThe wagon trundled along through the mud.
deDer Wagen rollte behäbig durch den Schlamm.
The train came trundling slowly down the track.
I used to sleep in a trundle bed when I would visit my aunt and uncle.
ruЯ обычно спал на выдвижной кровати, когда навещал своих тётю и дядю.
The horse-drawn buggy trundled along the narrow lane inexorably, forcing me to step to one side.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English trondlin, trondelen, a variation of Middle English trendlen, from OldFrom Middle English trondlin, trondelen, a variation of Middle English trendlen, from Old English trendlian. More at trendle, trindle.
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Forms
trundles, trundling, trundled, trundledSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle