Trundle

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒndÉ™l

Origin

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

Full definition of trundle

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (low bed on wheels) trundle bed

Verb

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

Derived terms

• trundle out

Anagrams

• rundlet