trundle
verb /ˈtrʌndl/
/ˈtrʌndl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they trundle | /ˈtrʌndl/ /ˈtrʌndl/ |
| he / she / it trundles | /ˈtrʌndlz/ /ˈtrʌndlz/ |
| past simple trundled | /ˈtrʌndld/ /ˈtrʌndld/ |
| past participle trundled | /ˈtrʌndld/ /ˈtrʌndld/ |
| -ing form trundling | /ˈtrʌndlɪŋ/ /ˈtrʌndlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] trundle (something) + adv./prep. to move or roll somewhere slowly and noisily; to move something with wheels slowly and noisily, especially something heavy
- A train trundled across the bridge.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a person) to walk slowly with heavy steps
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a small wheel or roller): a parallel formation to obsolete or dialect trendle, trindle ‘revolve’; related to trend.