plural dollies
1
: doll
2
: a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub
3
: a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching
4
a
: a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objects
b
: a wheeled platform for a television or movie camera
dollied; dollying
: to move a movie or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene
also, of a camera
: to be moved on a dolly
Examples of dolly in a Sentence
Noun
We'll need a dolly to move the refrigerator.
my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
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New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.
—New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dolly
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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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