trundle

Meaning

Noun

1. Ellipsis of trundle bed: A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.
2. (obsolete) A low wagon or cart on small wheels, used to transport things.
3. (obsolete) A small wheel or roller.
4. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
5. The sound made by an object being moved on wheels.
6. A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.
7. A spool or skein of golden thread (chiefly in the arms of the Embroiderers Company, now the Company of Broderers).

Verb

1. To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
2. To transport (something or someone) using an object on wheels, especially one that is pushed.
3. To move heavily (on wheels).
4. To move (something or someone), often heavily or clumsily.
5. To move, often heavily or clumsily.
6. To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.
7. To roll or revolve; to roll along.

Synonyms

roll

wheel

🛞

truckle

trolley

rowel

trunndle

castor

trundle bed

truckle bed

crib

drum

🥁

go

grovel

grumble

handcart

perambulator

platen

push cart

reel

cart

roller

rotate

carriage

rumble

sprocket

throw

thunder

🌩️

troche

bowl

boom

💥

baby’s bed

welter

bike

🚲

whirl

barrow

caster

vroom

cradle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹʌndəl/

Etymology

From Middle English trondlin, trondelen, a variation of Middle English trendlen. More at trendle, trindle.