trundle
trundle Lexical Profile
trundle Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To move slowly, heavily, and often noisily, especially on wheels (or of a person walking with a slow, heavy gait).
"The old freight train trundled slowly along the valley tracks toward the depot."
To push, haul, or roll a heavy or wheeled object along from one place to another.
"The gardener trundled a loaded wheelbarrow down the gravel path to the compost heap."
• noun
A low bed or frame mounted on small wheels that can be rolled and stored beneath a standard bed when not in use; a trundle bed.
"When our cousins stayed over for the weekend, we pulled out the trundle from under the guest bed."
A small wheel, roller, or caster fitted to the base of furniture or a cart to allow it to be rolled easily.
"One of the metal trundles under the heavy storage chest had rusted and refused to turn."
The act or heavy, rumbling sound of rolling or moving slowly along on wheels.
"The quiet morning was interrupted by the steady trundle of delivery carts crossing the cobblestones."
• Rhymes for trundle
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English trundel, altered from Old English trendel ('a circle, ring, or wheel'), which is related to the verb trend ('to turn or revolve').